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Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF)

The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) provided independent advice to the government on the monitoring of pesticide residues in food.

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The Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF), which closed on 30 June 2026, provided independent advice to the government on the monitoring of pesticide residues in food.

In late 2025/early 2026, the UK and devolved governments reviewed the arrangements for obtaining expert advice on the pesticide residues in food monitoring programme. They decided that obtaining advice from the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food was no longer part of the best model. As a result, the committee was closed on 30 June 2026. All other existing arrangements remain in place. This decision was taken following dialogue with relevant stakeholders and was publicised via this website for 10 months before the committee closed on 30 June 2026.

This website will be maintained until 30 June 2027, after this all documents will be available on the National Archive.

Results of monitoring programme

The government regularly publishes the results of the monitoring of UK grown and imported food to check for any pesticide residues. These monitoring results will continue to be published routinely.

Meeting minutes

Earlier committee papers are available on the National Archives website.

Annual report

We publish an annual report summarising the work of the committee:

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