Coumaphos residues in Kosovar honey: Implications for food safety and public health
Adem Rama, Beqe Hulaj, Imer Haziri, Klaus Wallner, Birigit Fritz, Arben Sinani, Ibrahim Okene Abdulazeez · 2026
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Adem Rama and colleagues measure, in a 2026 study, residues of the mite killer coumaphos in honey from individual beekeepers around Peja, Kosovo. Heavy use of chemicals against Varroa mites inside hives raises the question of what reaches the jar. Forty honey samples were analyzed by gas chromatography. The method was validated at recovery rates between 78.2 and 98.0 percent across the reported checks.
Residues appeared in eleven samples, 27.5 percent of the total. Coumaphos was the only pesticide found, at levels from 3.4 to 39.1 micrograms per kilogram. Roughly a third of the contaminated samples breached European Union maximum residue levels, a compliance problem as well as a safety question. The authors identify in-hive mite treatments as the main contamination source. They recommend routine residue testing paired with beekeeper education on correct hive management, so mite control stops taxing the honey it is meant to protect.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Adem Rama, Beqe Hulaj, Imer Haziri, Klaus Wallner, Birigit Fritz, Arben Sinani, Ibrahim Okene Abdulazeez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |