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. 2021 Aug 27;19(8):e06812. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6812
Processed commodity Number of valid studiesa Processing Factor (PF) CFP b Comment/Source
Individual values Median PF
Citrus, pulp 16 < 0.04; < 0.08; < 0.08; < 0.09; 0.09; < 0.12; 0.14; < 0.15; 0.18; < 0.19; 0.22; 0.24; 0.25; 0.27; 0.39; 0.62 0.17 1 EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Oranges, pulp 4 < 0.05; < 0.05; 0.05; 0.07 0.05 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Oranges, juice 4 < 0.05; 0.07; 0.08; 0.1 0.08 1.1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Orange, dried pulp 4 1.09; 1.2; 1.21; 1.4 1.2 3 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: 0.17–0.36 mg/kg in processed commodity
Oranges, wet pomace 4 0.08; 0.11; 0.14; 0.14 0.13 1 EFSA (2021a); Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Oranges, marmalade 4 0.4; 0.4; 0.65; 0.65 0.5 1 EFSA (2021a); Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Apples, juice 4 < 0.04; < 0.07; 0.07; < 0.10 0.07 1.1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020), Netherlands (2016)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Apples, dried 6 3.25, 4.14, 5.17, 5.20, 7.30, 7.33 5.2 1.1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020), Netherlands (2016)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: 0.01–0.03 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Apples, dry pomace 4 13.5; 14; 16.8; 30 15 1 Spain (2020), Netherlands (2016)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: 0.03–0.06 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Apples, wet pomace 6 2.68, 3.13, 3.17, 3.31, 3.33, 4.70 3.3 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020), Netherlands (2016)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Peaches, juice 3 0.4; 1.4; 1.7 1.4 1.1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: 0.011–0.019 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Peaches, canned 3 < 0.04; < 0.06; < 0.08 < 0.06 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Peaches, jam 3 0.1; 0.1; 0.2 0.1 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: < 0.01–0.014 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01 mg/kg
Peaches, dried fruit 3 6.6; 7.85; 20.9 7.85 1.3 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
Residues in the processed commodity:
B‐1: 0.12–0.46 mg/kg
A‐2: < 0.01–0.036 mg/kg
Strawberries, jam 4 0.11; 0.16; 0.40; 0.46 0.28 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Strawberries, canned 4 0.23; 0.35; 0.37; 0.71 0.36 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.02 mg/kg in processed commodity
Tomatoes, peeled and canned (sterilised) 4 < 0.02; < 0.03; < 0.05; 0.19 < 0.04 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01 mg/kg in processed commodity
Tomatoes, paste 4 0.18; 0.25; 0.28; 0.93 0.27 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: 0.01–0.04 mg/kg in processed commodity
Tomatoes, ketchup (pasteurised) 4 0.09; 0.12; 0.15; 0.44 0.14 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.03 mg/kg in processed commodity
Tomatoes, juice 4 0.03; 0.14; 0.14; 0.86 0.14 1 EFSA (2021a), Spain (2020)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.02 mg/kg in processed commodity
Hop, dried cones 4 3.6, 3.8, 5.4, 5.4 4.6 1.1 Field trial data, EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: 0.26–1.8 mg/kg in dried cones
Hop, dried cones 2 0.96, 1.00 0.98 1.3 Processing study data, EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: 1.1; 1.7 mg/kg in dried cones
Hop, extract 2 2.67, 2.75, 2.7 2 EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: 7.8–11 mg/kg in processed commodity
Hop, beer 2 < 0.0005, < 0.002 < 0.001 1 EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: < 0.01–0.02 mg/kg in processed commodity
Hop, brewer's yeast 2 < 0.0005, < 0.002 < 0.001 1 EFSA (2021a)
B‐1: 0.03–0.05 mg/kg in processed commodity

PF: Processing factor (=Residue level in processed commodity expressed according to RD‐Mo/Residue level in raw commodity expressed according to RD‐Mo); CFp: Conversion factor for risk assessment in processed commodity (=Residue level in processed commodity expressed according to RD‐RA/Residue level in processed commodity expressed according to RD‐Mo).

a

Studies with residues in the RAC at or close to the LOQ were disregarded (unless concentration may occur).

b

Median of the individual conversion factors for each processing residues trial.