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. 2024 Jan 16;22(1):e8476. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8476
Percentiles a Updated assessment (including new data from present assessment) Previous assessment data (EFSA, 2019c)
FBO data 2011–2022 EU monitoring 2018–2022 FBO data 2011–2019 EU monitoring 2014–2017
Cultivated mushrooms other than oyster mushrooms P95 0.060 0.04 0.066 0.065
P97.5 0.079 0.05 0.079 0.070
P99 0.144 0.061 0.092 0.146
P99.5 0.230 0.078 0.170 n.r.
P95/95 UCL b 0.066 0.05 0.079 0.065
% of samples exceeding t‐MRL (0.09 mg/kg) 2% 0.32% 2% 2%
Oyster mushrooms P95 0.910 0.021 0.878 n.a.
P97.5 2.500 0.042 2.843 n.a.
P99 2.843 0.063 2.948 n.a.
P99.5 2.948 0.23 b 2.948 n.a.
P95/95 UCL b 2.948 0.052 2.948 n.a.
% of samples exceeding t‐MRL (0.7 mg/kg) 7% 0% 5% n.a.

Abbreviations: FBO, food business operators; n.a., not available; n.r., not reported; t‐MRL, temporary maximum residue level.

a

Percentiles and upper confidence level were calculated using SAS® software.

b

Upper confidence level.