Table 4.

Concentrations of pesticide residues in investigated milk thistle preparations.

Sample No.	Sampling year	Sample code (country of origin, brand-batch No)	Pesticide concentrations (µg/kg)
			Pirimiphos-methyl	Malathion	Chlorpyrifos	Carbendazim	Piperonyl butoxide
1	2016	USA 1-I	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
2	2017	USA 1-II	<1	<2.5	<1	24.0a	<10
3	2016	USA 2	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
4	2016	USA 3-I	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
5	2017	USA 3-II	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
6	2016	USA 4-I	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	35a
7	2017	USA 4-II	<1	<2.5	<1	12.6a	<10
8	2017	USA 4-III	<1	<2.5	<1	29.0a	<10
9	2017	USA 4-IV	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
10	2016	USA 5-I	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
11	2017	USA 5-II	<1	<2.5	<1	16.8a	<10
12	2017	USA 5-III	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
13	2016	USA 6-I	<1	27.5a,b	38.2a	118a,b	<10
14	2017	USA 6-II	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
15	2017	USA 6-III	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
16	2017	USA 6-IV	<1	<2.5	<1	16.2a	<10
17	2017	USA 7-I	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
18	2017	USA 7-II	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
19	2017	USA 8	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
20	2016	CZ 1	14.1a	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
21	2016	CZ 2	28.9a,b	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
22	2016	CZ 3	6.7a	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
23	2016	CZ 4	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
24	2016	CZ 5	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
25	2016	CZ 6	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10
26	2016	CZ 7	<1	<2.5	<1	<2.5	<10

^aConcentration of pesticide exceeded the MRL value for babies and infants.

^bConcentration of pesticide exceeded the MRL value for herbs and edible flowers.