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QS-report Insert Facts, Figures and Data
| issue march/2015
QS-REPORT
Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes
++++++++++ Insert: Facts, Figures and Data +++++++++++
0n the following pages, you will find facts, figures and data on the QS scheme: a concise review of all that we
achieved with our scheme participants in 2014. Last year, a focus of the fruit, vegetables, potatoes supply chain
was the pilot project on the voluntary QS inspection of working and social conditions (FIAS). After a successful
start, this project is now entering its second phase. You can learn more about the current status and important
changes for 2015 in this insert.
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www.q-s.de/subscription.html12,097 analyses (1,029 more than in 2013) were performed within
the scope of QS residue monitoring last year. The scheme parti-
cipants allowed a total of 146 different fruit and vegetable types
from 48 countries to be tested by the QS-approved laboratories.
About 68 percent of the samples came from Germany. The propor-
tion of samples that had to be rejected was just over one percent.
This shows how well the QS producers work.
Successful participation in the laboratory performance assess-
ments is mandatory for laboratories applying for recognition in
the QS scheme. Laboratories that are already approved must
prove their capability at least once a year in the laboratory perfor-
mance assessment. If they fail repeatedly to pass this test, their
QS approval is revoked.
Residue monitoring in the QS scheme
Number of
approved
laboratories
Number of labora-
tories in approval
procedure
Residue monitoring
74
47
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria,
Egypt, Turkey, Greece, France
Number of samplings and proportion of complaints of selected product groups
The QS residue monitoring
provides
high reliability since
10
years
.
Soft fruit
leafy
vegetables
fruiting
vegetables
pome
potatoes
0
200
400
600
800
1600
2000
1000
1800
1200
1400
441
1670
1855
1676
1143
1,59%
complaints
1,08%
complaints
0,89%
complaints
0,75%
complaints
0,26%
complaints