| Food business operators' data (merging all available data) | New food business operators' data (Finland, 2023) | Food business operators' data (EFSA, 2019c) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Oyster mushrooms | Oyster mushrooms | Oyster mushrooms |
| No of samples | 101 | 27 | 74 |
| Year(s) of collection | 2015–2022 | 2018–2022 | 2015–2019 (Jan) |
| No of samples ≥ LOQ (%samples ≥ LOQ) | 78 (77%) | 16 (59%) | 62 (84%) |
| Mean (mg/kg) | 0.243 | 0.298 | 0.222 |
| Standard deviation (mg/kg) | 0.533 | 0.657 | 0.048 |
| Median (mg/kg) | 0.068 | 0.031 | 0.087 |
| Min (mg/kg) | 0.0005 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| Max (mg/kg) | 2.948 | 2.500 | 2.948 |
| P90 (mg/kg) a | 0.550 | 1.300 | 0.420 |
| P95 (mg/kg) a | 0.910 | 2.200 | 0.878 |
| P97.5 (mg/kg) a | 2.500 | 2.500 b | 2.843 |
| P99 (mg/kg) a | 2.843 | 2.500 b | 2.948 b |
| P99.5 (mg/kg) a | 2.948 b | 2.500 b | 2.948 b |
| P95/95 UCL (upper confidence level) (mg/kg) a | 2.948 b | Not estimated c | 2.948 b |
| No of samples > current MRL (0.7 mg/kg) | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| % of samples > current MRL (0.7 mg/kg) | 7% | 11% | 5% |
| Distribution | See Figure B.4 | See Figure B.5 | See Figure B.6 |
Note: Values used in the consumer risk assessment are highlighted in bold.
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.