The second set of results from the 2000 Pesticides Residue Surveillance programme are published today and relate to frozen peas, fruit juice, rice and fast food burgers. This programme is overseen by the Pesticide Residues Committee.
Results continue to be published quarterly to provide consumers with up to date information.
The results cover 4 surveys of both imported and home produced food which were mainly collected during the second quarter of 2000 and tested for a wide range of different pesticides. No residues were detected in frozen peas or fast food burgers and residues in fruit juice were well within maximum residue levels for apples. However, this residue was not at a level which would give concerns about consumer health. In addition the report includes results from a survey of grapes sampled in 1999. Publication of these results has been delayed due to analytical difficulties experienced by the laboratory with the use of a particular analytical method.