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2023 · United Kingdom · UK Pesticide Residues in Food monitoring · Annual

Pesticide residues found on poultry

0% of standard-grown samples had at least one detected residue. Standard-grown means samples not identified as organic (called conventional in the source data). Detection does not, by itself, mean the food was unsafe.

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Any residue0%Lower organic-buying priority

12 samples, standard-grown

No quantified residue100%Lower organic-buying priority

All reported results below quantification

Multiple residues0%Lower organic-buying priority

Two or more residues detected

Median residue count0Lower organic-buying priority

Highest observed count: 0

Above published limit0%Moderate organic-buying priority

Parser-based MRL comparison

Organic comparisonNot availableNot enough published data

Withheld: only 1 sample

Residue detail

What was found on poultry?

The most frequently detected residues across all 13 samples. This is the complete available table for this monitoring entry.

13samples checked

No quantified residues were recorded for this food.

“Higher result” is an approximate 95th-percentile observed concentration, not a safety threshold. Amounts of different pesticides should not be added together or compared directly. Functional types describe their usual agricultural role; they are not hazard or toxicity rankings.

ADI and ARfD are intake reference values, not limits for one food sample. A personal assessment would also require consumption, body-weight and wider exposure data. Source programmes report legal Maximum Residue Level results separately.

What this tells you

A monitoring result, not a verdict.

The UK programme is risk-based and targets foods where residues may be expected. It is not a test of every poultry product sold in United Kingdom. This entry’s latest included annual release is from 2023.

Published MRLs or tolerances are regulatory limits associated with pesticide use. Consumer-risk assessment is a separate process.

Limited sample coverage. Fewer than 20 samples: useful as a monitoring snapshot, but sensitive to individual results.

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Common questions

How to read these poultry results

Were pesticide residues detected on poultry?

0% of 12 standard-grown samples in the 2023 UK Pesticide Residues in Food monitoring dataset had at least one quantified residue.

Does that mean poultry were unsafe?

No. A laboratory detection is not, by itself, a consumer-risk finding. Regulators assess dietary risk separately.

Should I buy organic poultry?

There were only 1 organic samples, so Residue Lens withholds the comparison.