A total of 451 food samples were collected as part of the Danish pesticide monitoring program for the second quarter of 2025. For four of these samples, the DTU National Food Institute has assessed that a health risk cannot be excluded.
Spices and pesticide report. Background photo: Colourbox
Monday 27 October 2025
Each quarter, the DTU National Food Institute and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration report results from the Danish pesticide monitoring program.
The report for the second quarter of 2025 includes results from 451 conventional and organic grown samples and suspect samples of fruit, vegetables, cereals, processed products, baby food, and animal products, all analyzed for pesticide residues.
In 4 samples, pesticide residues were found in concentrations exceeding the maximum residue limit, and where a health risk could not be excluded. These samples include:
Chlorpyrifos in spice blend from India
Chlorpyrifos in masala from India
Chlorpyrifos in red peppercorns from China
Chlorpyrifos and picoxystrobin in cumin powder from India
When the pesticide content in a food product exceeds the legal limit, the product must not be sold. If the content is assessed to pose a potential health risk, the product is also recalled from the market, and a notification may be issued via the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF).
4 RASFF notifications were issued in connection with pesticide residue findings in the second quarter of 2025.
The results from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s pesticide monitoring will be reported in more detail in the annual report on pesticide residues in food, which is prepared by the DTU National Food Institute in collaboration with the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. The report is published in the second half of the year the following year in which the samples were collected.
Find the quarterly report, previous quarterly reports and annual reports, and more information about pesticide residues at food.dtu.dk
