Research and analysis

Pesticide residues in food: quarterly monitoring results for 2025

Results from the quarterly monitoring programme to check UK grown and imported food for pesticide residues.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 October 2025

Documents

Quarter 1 2025 report on the pesticide residues monitoring programme

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Details

Quarterly results from the government’s monitoring programme to check UK grown and imported food for any pesticide residues.

The data from the monitoring programme is published on data.gov.uk.

Supporting documents for the reports can be found at Quarterly reports on the pesticide residues monitoring programme: background and methodology.

Contact the Pesticide Residues Monitoring Team

For further details on information contained in these reports, previous surveys or information concerning pesticide residues in food, contact:

Pesticide Residues Monitoring Team
Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Chemicals Regulation Division
Mallard House
Kings Pool
Peasholme Green
York
YO1 7PX

Email: PesticideResiduesTeam@hse.gov.uk

Published 17 October 2025