An introduction to Food Safety:
When approving pesticides and plant protection products our purpose is to protect the health of consumers, users and the environment. - When we approve pesticides we expect that small amounts (residues) will usually turn up in food supplies. They are also expected to turn up in the environment and drinking water.
- We set conditions of use to ensure that these residues are not at levels which may cause harm.
- We also set legal limits on residues in food. These are known as maximum residue levels or MRLs.
- The Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) monitors levels of residues in food.
