Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) News Archive

• 2006 Grapes Survey: March Results
  

  12 June 2006: None of the samples we took in March contained residues above the Maximum Residue Level

• 2006 Grapes Survey: February Results
  

  23 March: One of the samples of grapes we took last month contained a residue above the Maximum Residue Level (MRL).

• PRC 2005 Rapid Response Survey of Grapes: May results
  

  14 June 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: May results

• National School Fruit Scheme: results autumn 2003
  

  18 January 2005: National School Fruit Scheme: results September to December 2003: autumn term 2003

• School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: results spring 2004
  

  18 January 2005: School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: results spring 2004

• PRC 2005 Rapid Response Survey of Grapes: April results
  

  12 May 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: April results

• PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: March results
  

  21 April 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: March results

• PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: January and February results
  

  15 March 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: January and February results

• Pesticide Residues Committee: fifth open meeting 18 May 2005
  

  30 March 2005: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) Fifth Open Meeting 18 May 2005, at the Moat House Hotel in York. Find out more about the PRC's next open meeting which provides consumers with a real opportunity to find out more about pesticide residues and food issues.

• PRC Agenda 16th Meeting 2 February 2005
  

  26 January 2005: PRC 16th Meeting, 2 February 2005: Agenda

• PRC Third Quarter Report 2004
  

  10 March 2005: Publication of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) third quarter report of 2004 of the pesticide residues surveillance programme for the UK food and drink supply, covering July to September 2004

• PRC 4th open meeting 21 October 2004: final minutes
  

  Final Minutes of the Meeting of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) on 21 October 2004 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham

• PRC 4th open meeting 21 October 2004: evaluation form comments
  

  2 December 2004: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 4th Open Meeting (15th business meeting), 21st October 2004, Holiday Inn, Birmingham: evaluation form comments

• PRC open meeting 21 October 2004: attendees
  

  11 November 2004: PRC open meeting 21 October 2004: attendees

• 2004 Industry Data Request
  

  15 March 2005: Request for industry residue monitoring data for 2004: Joint approach by the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) and the Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC)

• PRC Second Quarter Report
  

  2 December 2004: Publication of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) second quarter report of 2004 of the pesticide residues surveillance programme for the UK food and drink supply, covering April to June 2004

• PRC 4th open meeting 21 October 2004: agenda
  

  19 October 2004: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) open meeting 21 October 2004 at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham: agenda

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - November and December results
  

  23 December 2004: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 rapid response survey of grapes: November and December results

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - October results
  

  3 November 2004: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 rapid response survey of grapes: October results

• Letter to the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
  

  6 August 2004 - Response to the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, from Dr Ian Brown, Chairman of Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC), dated 4 August 2004

• PRC 2005 Rapid Response Survey of Grapes: June Results
  

  23 June 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: May results

• Final Minutes of PRC Meeting 15 July 2004
  

  19 October 2004: Final Minutes of the Meeting of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) on 15 July 2004 at PSD, York

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes: September results
  

  5 October 2004: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 rapid response survey of grapes: September results

• Final Minutes of PRC Meeting 5 May 2004
  

  Final minutes of the meeting of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) on 5 May 2004 at PSD, York

• National School Fruit Scheme - results of fruit testing: summer 2003
  

  National School Fruit Scheme - results of fruit testing: May to July 2003 - summer 2003

• PRC First Quarter Report 2004
  

  15 September 2004: Publication of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) first quarter report of 2004 of the pesticide residues surveillance programme for the UK food and drink supply, covering January to March 2004

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - August results
  

  1 September 2004: 2004 PRC rapid response survey of grapes - August results

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - July results
  

  4 August 2004 - 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - July results

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes: June results
  

  Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 survey of pesticide residues in grapes: rapid reporting for June 2004

• PRC Agenda 14th meeting 15 July 2004
  

  13 July 2004 Agenda for 14th PRC meeting on 15 July 2004

• PRC 4th quarter report 2003
  

  Publication of PRC fourth quarter report 2003 on 10 June 2004.

• Final minutes of the PRC meeting on 28 January 2004
  

  Final minutes of the PRC meeting on 28 January 2004

  The Pesticide Residues Committee provides independent advice to Ministers and the Chief Executives of the Pesticides Safety Directorate and the Food Standards Agency on matters relating to the surveillance programme for pesticide residues in the UK food supply.  It meets approximately 4 times per year.  This was the 12th meeting of the committee.

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - May results
  

  22 June 2004: PRC 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - May results

• PRC Agenda: 13th meeting, 5 May 2004
  

  Agenda for 13th PRC meeting on 5 May 2004

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - April results
  

  Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 survey of pesticide residues in grapes - Rapid reporting for the period April 2004

• 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - late March results
  

  Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2004 rapid response survey of grapes - late March results - samples collected on 23 March

• 2003 PRC Annual Report - Inclusion of Industry Residue Monitoring Data:Joint Approach
  

  Inclusion of industry residue monitoring data: Joint approach by the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) and the Veterinary Residues Committee (VRC): request for 2003 monitoring data

• PRC 3rd quarter report 2003
  

  Publication of PRC 3rd quarter report 2003 on 3 March 2004

• Request for comments on the proposed PRC surveillance programme for 2005
  

  The Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) invites comments on the proposed residues surveillance programme for 2005 by end of May 2004.

• PRC: 2004: Commodities
  

  This page outlines what commodities will be sampled as part of the PRC residues sampling for 2004.

• Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) annual report 2003
  

  Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) annual report 2003 and monitoring data from UK food industry

• EC MRLs Regulation - Update
  

  6 April 2005: Information on EC maximum residue levels regulation published in March 2005.

• New Maximum Residue Levels Regulation: temporary harmonised MRLs
  

  6 April 2005: New maximum residue levels regulation setting temporary harmonised MRLs

• Pesticide Residues Committee Paper on Draft 2006 Monitoring Programme
  

  2 June 2005: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) Paper on Draft 2006 Monitoring Programme. Comments on the draft programme are invited, by 27 June.

• PRC Agenda 17th Meeting 19 May 2005
  

  10 May 2005: PRC Agenda 17th Meeting, 19 May 2005

• Final Minutes of PRC Meeting 2 February 2005
  

  10 May 2005: Final Minutes of the Meeting of the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) on 2 February 2005 at PSD, York

• School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme: Summer 2004 Results
  

  14 June 2005: This report contains detailed results of the Department of Health (DH) testing of apples, pears, bananas, soft citrus, strawberries and tomatoes from samples destined for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) pilots from April to July 2004.

• PRC Open Meeting 18 May 2005 - List of Attendees
  

  14 June 2005: Alphabetical list of people who attended the PRC's fifth Open Meeting on 18 May 2005.

• Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC): Pesticide Residues Monitoring: Fourth Quarter Results, October to December 2004
  

  29 June 2005: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC): Pesticide Residues Monitoring: Fourth Quarter Results, October to December 2004

• PRC 2005 Rapid Response Survey of Grapes: July results
  

  09 August 2005: PRC 2005 rapid response survey of grapes: July results

• PRC 2005 Rapid Response Survey of Grapes: November results
  

  20 December 2005: Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) 2005 programme - rapid response survey of grapes: November results

• PRC Meetings
  

  8 April 2008: Agenda and papers for 30 January 2008 meeting of the Pesticide Residues Committee ( PRC) now available.

• Residues Surveillence Programme
  

  11 August 2005: Pesticides Residue Analysis: A  link to the methods compendium database, which provides summary information about some of the methods of analysis used to test food and drink for pesticide residues, is now included in the details of how the PRC carries out all stages of the residues surveillance programme.

• 2006 Grapes Survey: January Results
  

  21 February 2006: None of the grapes we sampled in January contained residues above the MRL. 

• Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC) - 2004
  

  29 September 2005: Information on the Pesticide Residues Committee for 2004 including a link to the Annual Report for 2004.