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. 2021 Nov 10;19(11):e06908. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6908
Processed commodity Number of valid studiesa Processing Factor (PF) Comment/Source
Individual values Median PF
Citrus, peeled 3 Oranges: 0.04; 0.06; 0.22; 0.06 Austria (2021)
Citrus, juice 3 Oranges: < 0.01; < 0.02; 0.05 < 0.02 Austria (2021)
Citrus, dry pomace 3 Oranges: 0.65; 1.33; 1.38 1.33 Austria (2021)
Citrus, wet pomace 2 Oranges: 0.27; 0.42 0.35 Austria (2021)b
Orange, marmalade 1 < 0.56 < 0.56 Tentativec (EFSA, 2009)
Grapes, raisins 4 1.52; 2.08; 2.30;4.03 2.19 EFSA (2009), Austria (2021)

PF: Processing factor (=Residue level in processed commodity expressed according to RD‐Mo/Residue level in raw 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

Robust PF derived since the calculated processing factors (based on two studies) do not deviate by more than 50%.

c

A tentative PF is derived based on a limited dataset.