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Quarterly reports on the pesticide residues monitoring programme: background and methodology

Supporting documents for the quarterly reports on the pesticide residues monitoring programme.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
10 December 2024

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Methodology, background and references

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HSE risk assessment methodology

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The documents on this page detail the methodology used in the government’s monitoring programme to check UK grown and imported food for any pesticide residues.

‘Methodology, background and references’ outlines the background and methodology behind the government’s monitoring programme.

‘HSE risk assessment methodology’ explains how risks from dietary intakes are assessed in the quarterly reports.

The quarterly reports can be found at Pesticide residues in food: results of monitoring programme.

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

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: [email protected]

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Published 10 December 2024

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