Multiple residues were reported in more than 22,000 samples.
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National authorities in Europe have been urged to keep monitoring pesticide residues in imported samples with a wide analytical scope.
Maximum residue level (MRL) violations and non-compliance rates in food coming from other countries were three to four times higher than in products grown in EU member states, Iceland or Norway. A high non-compliance rate was seen for pomegranates, lemons and tomatoes from Turkey.
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