EFSA sample data 2020–2024 from 6 reporting countries; UK samples to 2026-07-21.

UK supermarket samples

The UK government buys food in shops and tests it for pesticide residues. 34,893 samples since 2020; 361 had a residue above the UK legal limit. Monthly, from Defra's Pesticide Residues in Food programme.

By retailer

RetailerSamplesWith any residueOver the limitLatest
Tesco7,1103,447552026-07
Sainsbury's4,9772,121422026-07
Asda3,5431,664232026-07
Morrisons3,2361,513362026-07
Lidl2,6591,462122026-07
Aldi1,49483772026-07
Waitrose1,466666202026-07
Marks & Spencer1,06551372026-06
Iceland58326062026-02
Co-op56632922026-07
Dunnes Stores47626352026-03
Ocado38811882021-05
SuperValu30618642026-02
Spar28315752026-02
Costco1046812026-07
B&M462502026-07
Centra211952025-05

Counts, not rates: each retailer was sampled for a different mix of products and origins, so their totals are not comparable as percentages.

Latest samples

MonthProductOriginRetailerResidues found (mg/kg)
2026-07French beans (with pods)KenyaSainsbury'sflubendiamide 0.01 (MRL = 0.5); Spirotetramat (partial sum) 0.04 (MRL = 1.5)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoSainsbury'sfluopyram 0.1 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Table grapesMoroccoOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.05 (MRL = 3); metalaxyl (sum) 0.09 (MRL = 2)
2026-07LycheeChinaB&Mbifenthrin 0.04 (MRL = 0.01*); carbendazim (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.1*); chlorfenapyr 0.03 (MRL = 0.01*); chlorpyrifos 0.006 (MRL = 0.01*); clothianidin 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); chlorantraniliprole 0.4 (MRL = 0.01*); cypermethrin (sum) 0.09 (MRL = 2); difenoconazole 0.02 (MRL = 0.3); dimethomorph 0.1 (MRL = 0.01*); famoxadone 0.1 (MRL = 0.01*); indoxacarb 0.02 (MRL = 0.02*); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.04 (MRL = 0.01*); lufenuron 0.06 (MRL = 0.01*); pyraclostrobin 0.05 (MRL = 0.02*)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoAsdanone found
2026-07French beans (with pods)RwandaOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 3); carbendazim (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.2); clothianidin 0.4 (MRL = 0.2); dithiocarbamates 0.07 (MRL = 1); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.008 (MRL = 0.4); thiamethoxam 0.5 (MRL = 0.3) over limit
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoTesconone found
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoMorrisonsfluopyram 0.04 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Nagami KumquatsSouth AfricaOther shopsnone found
2026-07French beans (with pods)KenyaSainsbury'sacetamiprid 0.01 (MRL = 0.6); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.009 (MRL = 0.4); tebuconazole 0.04 (MRL = 2)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsFosetyl-Al (sum) 16 (MRL = 200)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shops1,4-dimethylnaphthalene 0.5 (MRL = 15); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 18 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 32 (MRL = 60)
2026-07French beans (with pods)EgyptOther shopsacetamiprid 0.02 (MRL = 0.6); boscalid 0.02 (MRL = 5); carbendazim (sum) 0.4 (MRL = 0.2); cyfluthrin (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.1); lambda-cyhalothrin 0.01 (MRL = 0.4); thiophanate-methyl 0.2 (MRL = 0.1*) over limit
2026-07Table grapesEgyptOther shopsethephon 0.5 (MRL = 1); flupyradifurone 0.1 (MRL = 3); proquinazid 0.01 (MRL = 0.5); Spirotetramat (partial sum) 0.2 (MRL = 2)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsFosetyl-Al (sum) 35 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 13 (MRL = 60)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shops1,4-dimethylnaphthalene 0.6 (MRL = 15); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 3 (MRL = 200)
2026-07French beans (with pods)KenyaOther shopscyantraniliprole 0.02 (MRL = 1.5); flonicamid (sum) 0.1 (MRL = 1.5)
2026-07French beans (with pods)United KingdomWaitrosenone found
2026-07Table grapesEgyptOther shopsethephon 0.1 (MRL = 1); fluopyram 0.05 (MRL = 1.5); flupyradifurone 0.2 (MRL = 3); pyrimethanil 0.2 (MRL = 5)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptWaitrosefenhexamid 0.01 (MRL = 15); pyrimethanil 0.03 (MRL = 5)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsFosetyl-Al (sum) 2.2 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 5.9 (MRL = 60); propamocarb (sum) 0.01 (MRL = 0.3)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shops1,4-dimethylnaphthalene 0.1 (MRL = 15); flonicamid (sum) 0.03 (MRL = 0.09); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 1.2 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 5.6 (MRL = 60)
2026-07PassionfruitsColombiaOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.3 (MRL = 4)
2026-07PassionfruitsColombiaWaitroseazoxystrobin 0.06 (MRL = 4)
2026-07Granate applesPeruOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); difenoconazole 0.01 (MRL = 0.1); fludioxonil 0.2 (MRL = 3); imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 1); spirodiclofen 0.01 (MRL = 0.02*)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoCo-opazoxystrobin 0.06 (MRL = 3); chlorantraniliprole 0.02 (MRL = 0.8)
2026-07French beans (with pods)KenyaOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 3)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoAldiboscalid 0.03 (MRL = 5); trifloxystrobin 0.01 (MRL = 1)
2026-07French beans (with pods)GuatemalaCostcochlorothalonil 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); cypermethrin (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.7); methamidophos 0.07 (MRL = 0.01*)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoMorrisonsfluopyram 0.1 (MRL = 1)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoTescotrifloxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptAldiboscalid 0.07 (MRL = 5); ethephon 0.6 (MRL = 1); metrafenone 0.05 (MRL = 7); methoxyfenozide 0.02 (MRL = 1); pyraclostrobin 0.03 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptCo-opcyprodinil 0.05 (MRL = 3); fludioxonil 0.01 (MRL = 5)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptMorrisonsethephon 0.3 (MRL = 1); flupyradifurone 0.02 (MRL = 3)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptOther shopsethephon 0.3 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptTescoethephon 0.4 (MRL = 1); metrafenone 0.01 (MRL = 7)
2026-07Table grapesSpainOther shopscyantraniliprole 0.2 (MRL = 1.5); pyrethrins 0.01 (MRL = 1)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsflonicamid (sum) 0.03 (MRL = 0.09); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 18 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 16 (MRL = 60)
2026-07PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsFosetyl-Al (sum) 4.7 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 15 (MRL = 60)
2026-07Tesco Lychee - MauritiusMexicoTesconone found
2026-07PassionfruitsColombiaTescoazoxystrobin 0.1 (MRL = 4)
2026-07Granate applesPeruWaitrosefludioxonil 0.05 (MRL = 3)
2026-07French beans (with pods)MoroccoTescofluopyram 0.2 (MRL = 1); Pirimicarb 0.1 (MRL = 1.5)
2026-07Table grapesEgyptTescofluopyram 0.02 (MRL = 1.5); flupyradifurone 0.05 (MRL = 3); proquinazid 0.03 (MRL = 0.5)
2026-07Granate applesPeruTescofludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 3); pyriproxifen 0.01 (MRL = 0.05*)
2026-07French beans (with pods)KenyaLidlazoxystrobin 0.02 (MRL = 3); chlorantraniliprole 0.03 (MRL = 0.8); difenoconazole 0.01 (MRL = 1)
2026-07Table grapesChileLidlboscalid 0.05 (MRL = 5); difenoconazole 0.05 (MRL = 3); ethephon 0.1 (MRL = 1); fenhexamid 0.1 (MRL = 15); Isofetamid 0.01 (MRL = 4); myclobutanil 0.02 (MRL = 1)
2026-07PapayasThailandOther shopsdithiocarbamates 0.1 (MRL = 7); Prochloraz (sum) 0.3 (MRL = 7)
2026-07Granate applesSpainTescofludioxonil 0.3 (MRL = 3)
2026-06PotatoesEgyptOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.06 (MRL = 7); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 0.8 (MRL = 200); glufosinate (sum) 0.07 (MRL = 0.3)
2026-06PotatoesEgyptOther shopsazoxystrobin 0.06 (MRL = 7)
2026-06PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsfludioxonil 0.01 (MRL = 5); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 1 (MRL = 200); propamocarb (sum) 0.01 (MRL = 0.3)
2026-06PotatoesUnited KingdomCostconone found
2026-06PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shopsFosetyl-Al (sum) 1.5 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 12 (MRL = 60)
2026-06PotatoesUnited KingdomOther shops1,4-dimethylnaphthalene 0.02 (MRL = 15); Fosetyl-Al (sum) 2 (MRL = 200); maleic hydrazide 20 (MRL = 60)
2026-06Sweet Delight LycheesChinaCostco2,4-D (partial sum) 0.01 (MRL = 0.05*); bifenthrin 0.03 (MRL = 0.01*); buprofezin 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); carbendazim (sum) 0.04 (MRL = 0.1*); chlorfenapyr 0.07 (MRL = 0.01*); chlorfluazuron 0.03 (MRL = 0.01); chlorpyrifos 0.03 (MRL = 0.01*); clothianidin 0.02 (MRL = 0.01*); chlorantraniliprole 0.1 (MRL = 0.01*); cypermethrin (sum) 0.1 (MRL = 2); cyazofamid 0.05 (MRL = 0.01*); deltamethrin 0.06 (MRL = 0.01*); diflubenzuron 0.1 (MRL = 0.01*); difenoconazole 0.1 (MRL = 0.3); dimethomorph 0.2 (MRL = 0.01*); dithiocarbamates 0.4 (MRL = 0.05*); famoxadone 0.03 (MRL = 0.01*); imidacloprid 0.02 (MRL = 0. over limit
2026-06French beans (with pods)EgyptOther shopstebuconazole 0.05 (MRL = 2)
2026-06Table grapesEgyptOther shopsacetamiprid 0.02 (MRL = 0.5); fenhexamid 0.01 (MRL = 15)
2026-06Table grapesEgyptOther shopsboscalid 0.09 (MRL = 5); fenhexamid 0.02 (MRL = 15); flupyradifurone 0.06 (MRL = 3); pyraclostrobin 0.03 (MRL = 1); spinosad (sum) 0.02 (MRL = 0.5)
2026-06Table grapesEgyptLidlfenhexamid 0.08 (MRL = 15); flupyradifurone 0.4 (MRL = 3); proquinazid 0.01 (MRL = 0.5)