| Food business operators' data (merging all available data) | New food business operators' data (Finland, 2023) | Food business operators' data (EFSA, 2019c) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Mushrooms different than oyster mushrooms | Mushrooms different than oyster mushrooms | Mushrooms different than oyster mushrooms |
| No of samples | 393 | 87 | 306 |
| Year(s) of collection | 2011–2022 | 2019 (Feb)–2022 | 2011–2018 |
| No of samples ≥ LOQ (%samples ≥ LOQ) | 223 (57%) | 53 (61%) | 170 (53%) |
| Mean (mg/kg) | 0.023 | 0.014 | 0.025 |
| Standard deviation (mg/kg) | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 |
| Median (mg/kg) | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.013 |
| Min (mg/kg) | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| Max (mg/kg) | 0.236 | 0.230 | 0.236 |
| P90 (mg/kg) a | 0.043 | 0.024 | 0.052 |
| P95 (mg/kg) a | 0.060 | 0.031 | 0.066 |
| P97.5 (mg/kg) a | 0.079 | 0.037 | 0.079 |
| P99 (mg/kg) a | 0.144 | 0.230 b | 0.092 |
| P99.5 (mg/kg) a | 0.230 | 0.230 b | 0.170 |
| P95/95 UCL (upper confidence level) a | 0.066 | 0.230 b | 0.079 |
| No of samples > current MRL (0.09 mg/kg) | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| % of samples > current MRL (0.09 mg/kg) | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Distribution | See Figure B.1 | See Figure B.2 | See Figure B.3 |
Abbreviations: LOQ, limit of quantification; MRL, maximum residue limit.
a
Percentiles and upper confidence level were calculated using SAS® software.
b
The calculated percentile coincides with the maximum value.
c
The coverage of the confidence limit does not guarantee a confidence of 95% due to an insufficient number of values.