Pesticide Residues in Food

Published by:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Last updated:
13 November 2024
Topic:
Government
Licence:
Open Government Licence

Summary

The data set shows pesticide residues in different foods types, presented in 2 different table formats. The BNA format focusses on details of individual samples including brand name and origin and shows the pesticides detected if any. The SUM format focuses on the analysis and results across the set of samples, including detail of all the pesticides sought but not found.

The UK carry out a national monitoring programme of pesticide residue testing, organised annually into surveys of different foods. Results for each quarter are considered in detail by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) and their reports contain detailed commentary on the results in the tables. The reports are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pesticide-residues-in-food-results-of-monitoring-programme#quarterly-reports

As part of the programme each year 4 or 5 surveys are selected as “rolling reports” where one would expect there to be a higher rate of non-compliance to test more frequently. These results are initially published in the BNA format only and in due course included in the appropriate quarterly results.

Finally results are compiled into an annual set, alongside the publication of the PRiF’s annual report at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pesticide-residues-in-food-results-of-monitoring-programme#annual-reports---expert-committee-on-pesticide-residues-in-food-(prif)

If you have any queries regarding the results within the tables, please contact:

Helena Cooke | Pesticides Policy| Health & Safety Executive Chemicals Regulation Division, Mallard House, Kings Pool, 3 Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PX Tel: +44 (0) 203 028 1141 e-mail: helena.cooke@hse.gov.uk

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August 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 13 November 2024 Not available
Pesticide residues in food quarterly data sets: Q4 2023 ODS 25 September 2024 Not available
Pesticide residues in food quarterly data sets: Q3 2023 ODS 25 September 2024 Not available
July 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 25 September 2024 Not available
June 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 25 September 2024 Not available
May 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 16 August 2024 Not available
Quarter 1 2023 PRiF Report Quarterly Data (Northern Ireland) ODS 01 July 2024 Not available
April 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 11 June 2024 Not available
March 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 13 May 2024 Not available
January and February 2024 GB and NI Rolling Reporting ODS 13 May 2024 Not available
Quarter 2 2023 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 04 March 2024 Not available
Quarter 1 2023 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 04 March 2024 Not available
November and December 2023 Rolling Reports ODS 14 February 2024 Not available
October 2023 Rolling Report ODS 29 January 2024 Not available
2022 PRIF Report Annual Data ODS 16 January 2024 Not available
September 2023 Rolling Report ODS 09 November 2023 Not available
August 2023 Rolling Report ODS 26 October 2023 Not available
Quarter 4 2022 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 04 October 2023 Not available
July 2023 Rolling Report ODS 19 September 2023 Not available
Quarter 3 2022 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 08 March 2023 Not available
Quarter 2 2022 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 16 January 2023 Not available
2021 PRIF Report Annual Data ODS 16 January 2023 Not available
Quarter 1 2022 PRiF Report Quarterly Data ODS 30 September 2022 Not available
Quarter 4 2021 PRiF Report Quarterly Data ODS 11 July 2022 Not available
Quarter 3 2021 PRiF Report Quarterly Data ODS 18 March 2022 Not available
Quarter 2 2021 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 07 December 2021 Not available
Quarter 1 2021 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 07 September 2021 Not available
2020 Annual Data report ODS 29 July 2021 Not available
Quarter 4 2020 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 08 July 2021 Not available
Quarter 2 and 3 2020 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 17 March 2021 Not available
Quarter 1 2020 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 02 November 2020 Not available
2019 PRIF Report Annual Data ODS 02 November 2020 Not available
Quarter 4 2019 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 16 June 2020 Not available
Quarter 3 2019 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 14 April 2020 Not available
Quarter 2 2019 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 22 January 2020 Not available
Quarter 1 2019 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 05 September 2019 Not available
2018 PRIF Report Annual Data - revised ODS 13 August 2019 Not available
Quarter 4 2018 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 13 August 2019 Not available
Quarter 3 2018 PRIF Report Quarterly Data ODS 08 March 2019 Not available
No name specified ODS 06 December 2018 Not available
No name specified ODS 06 September 2018 Not available
No name specified ODS 19 July 2018 Not available
No name specified ODS 02 November 2017 Not available
Commentary on pesticides residues in food results of monitoring programme HTML 16 June 2017 Not available

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