Yes. Fruit sometimes contains more pesticide residues than other foods because fruits are particularly prone to damage from pests and the use of pesticides may prevent this damage. This use is taken into account when pesticides are authorised and trials are undertaken to ensure that pesticide residues left in the crop would not harm anyone, including children.

The official monitoring results over the past few years show that some foods have a higher percentage of samples with residues than others. However, the residues are usually only present in very low quantities that would not harm consumers. Certain fruits, such as citrus fruit and bananas, have a high percentage of samples with residues but these fruits are generally peeled before eating, which would lower the levels of pesticide that people actually consume. Milk, cheese, and many other commodities rarely have detectable residues. More than 30% of certain meat and oily fish samples have had very low levels of residues (this includes organic samples); these are residues that persist in the environment and accumulate in fatty tissue. At the low levels present, PSD and FSA risk assessments conclude that there is no threat to consumers' health.

These are only broad, general indications. The detailed results of the official monitoring programme can be found on the website of the Pesticides Residues Committee.