Investigation of the dissipation behaviour and exposure of spitotetramat, flonicamid, imidacloprid and pymetrozine in open field strawberries in Egypt.

The dissipation behaviour and the consumer risk assessment of spitotetramat, flonicamid, imidacloprid and pymetrozine in open field strawberries were studied. Insecticides were applied at the authorised levels and the more critical good agricultural practice regimes (GAP). The initial concentrations varied from 0.069 to 1.75 mg kg-1 depending on the compound, while the dissipation half-lives and terminal residues, 14 days from the last applications, were similar. After application according to the authorised pattern the half-lives were 2.8 days for flonicamid and 3.2 days for spitotetramat, imidacloprid and pymetrozine. The dietary risk assessment, performed using the hazard quotient and the EFSA PRIMo model showed no concern to consumer health with exposure values <2% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) and <32% of the acute reference dose (ARfD) of each compound.