Research and analysis

Pesticides residues in food: School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme 2016 to 2017

Results from the government’s pesticides residue monitoring programme in the school year 2016 to 2017 for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Health and Safety Executive
• Published: 13 July 2017
• Last updated: 2 November 2017 — See all updates

Documents

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: Pesticide Residues Monitoring Report Summer Term 2017

PDF, 2.69 MB, 71 pages

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: Pesticide Residues Monitoring Report Spring Term 2017

PDF, 2.8 MB, 62 pages

School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: Pesticide Residues Monitoring Report Autumn Term 2016

PDF, 2.29 MB, 70 pages

Details

The Department of Health funds the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme as part of the ‘5 a day’ programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.

The Department of Health commission their own testing. Those results are reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) before being published here. Suppliers to the scheme are also required to get their produce tested for pesticide residues regularly and to send these results to the Department of Health.

These results cover the school year 2016 to 2017.

Published 13 July 2017
Last updated 2 November 2017 + show all updates

1. 2 November 2017

   Added the spring and summer term 2017 results.

2. 13 July 2017

   First published.