Independent report: Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) annual report
Summary of the work carried out by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF) from 2015 to 2019. read more
DEFRA
Research and analysis: Pesticide residues in food: quarterly monitoring results for 2020
Results from the quarterly monitoring programme to check UK grown and imported food for pesticide residues. read more
Guidance: Pet travel: approved air, sea and rail carriers and routes
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales. read more
Press release: Avian influenza (bird flu) identified at Cheshire broiler breeder rearing unit
The risk to public health from the virus is very low and the Food Standards Agency advises that bird flu poses a very low food safety risk. read more
Press release: Defra launches the Healthy Bees Plan 2030 to help protect honey bees
Honey bees contribute directly to local food production and make an important contribution, through pollination, to crop production and the wider environment. read more