Table 9.

Pesticides most frequently quantified in rice in 2017

Pesticide	% samples above LOQ	Approval status in 2017 (Reg. (EC) No. 1107/2009)
Isoprothiolane	12.1	Not approved fungicidea
Bromide ion	10.8	Naturally occurring
Propiconazole	9.7	Approved fungicide
Deltamethrin	9.0	Approved insecticide
Tebuconazole (RD)	8.6	Approved fungicide
Buprofezin	7.4	Approved acaricide/insecticide

LOQ: limit of quantification; RD: residue definition.

^aAn import tolerance of 5 mg/kg38 was established for the substance in rice following the EFSA reasoned opinion on the setting of a new MRL for isoprothiolane (EFSA, 2012).