RT Journal Article
T1 Pesticides in wines from two major production regions in the North of Spain
A1 Fernández Fernández, Victoria
A1 Ramil Criado, María
A1 Blanco, Pilar
A1 Andrades Rodríguez, María Soledad
A1 Rodríguez Pereiro, Isaac
K1 Wine
K1 Pesticides
K1 Occurrence
K1 Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry
K1 Chiral analysis
K1 Toxicological risk
AB The occurrence of fungicides and insecticides in wines from two reputed production regions in the North of Spain (Galicia and La Rioja) was assessed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, including achiral and chiral analysis of more than four hundred wines, elaborated in four consecutive vintages. Fungicides presented a higher prevalence than insecticides in all samples, particularly those employed for the treatment of mildew infections. Individual compounds showed different distribution patterns in wines from both geographic regions, likely related to the different pressure of diseases affecting their vineyards. Total residue varied significantly among wines from the five denominations of origin in Galicia, with higher levels in those closest to the Atlantic coast. Temporal trends point out to a slight reduction in total residues of pesticides in wine. On the other hand, chiral analysis reflected that metalaxyl, the top concentration pesticide in most of the processed wines, was applied to vines as a mixture of active and non-active enantiomers. Thus, a potential reduction in the residues of this fungicide in wine are expected after the future phase-out of racemic formulations. Maximum concentrations of pesticides in wine remained below 10 % of maximum residues authorized in vinification grapes. Moreover, independently of the production area, the moderate consumption of wine contributes less than 1 % to the acceptable daily intake of most often detected pesticides.
PB Elsevier
SN 0889-1575
YR 2025
FD 2025-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43036
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43036
LA eng
NO Fernández Fernández, V., Ramil Criado, M., Blanco, P., Andrades Rodríguez, M., Rodríguez Pereiro, I. Pesticides in wines from two major production regions in the North of Spain. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 142, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2025.107525
NO Economic support from projects TED2021–129962B-C42, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, through the UE Next Generation program; ED431C2021/06, from Xunta de Galicia, cofinanced the EU FEDER program; and AC2021E-02, co-supported by European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEADER), Xunta de Galicia and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fish and Food, is acknowledged.
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026