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A total of 203 samples of fresh fruit, vegetables and arable crops of Polish origin were analysed in 2009 in Department of Pesticide Residue Research of the Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute. The monitoring programme covered 7 commodities and 196 pesticides including some isomers and breakdown products. Residues of 22 pesticides, mainly fungicides (14), were detected in 21.2% of samples analysed. Percentage of the samples without pesticide residues was equal to 78.8%. Violations of MRLs were found in 1.0% of the samples. The usage of not authorized pesticides was stated in 9.9% of the samples analysed. In all cases notifications were sent within the framework of RASFF system. Residues were detected in 55.3% of greenhouse vegetable samples. Especially in samples of peppers (60.0%) and in 43.8% samples of grapes. The samples of other products were less contaminated. Residues of dithiocarbamates were detected most often, in 15.8% of the samples.