2026 No. 493

FOOD, ENGLAND

The Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026

Made5th May 2026

Laid before Parliament6th May 2026

Coming into force1st June 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 45 and 48(1)(b) and (c) of the Food Safety Act 1990¹ and now vested in the Secretary of State².

In accordance with section 48(4A)³ of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to advice given by the Food Standards Agency on the proposal to make these Regulations.

There has been consultation as required by Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety⁴.

1 Citation, commencement, extent and application¶

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Charges for Residues Surveillance (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 1st June 2026.

2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales but apply in relation to England only.

2 Amendments to the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006¶

1 The Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006⁵ are amended as follows.

2 In regulation 3 (liability for and recovery of charges for residues surveillance)—

a in paragraph (1)(a)—

i for “1st October 2024” substitute “1st June 2026”, and

ii for “2025” substitute “2027”; and

b in paragraph (1)(b), for “2025” substitute “2027”.

3 For Schedule 1 substitute—

SCHEDULE 1

Residues Surveillance Charges

Regulation 3(1)

Type of creature or animal product	Charge (£) from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2027	Charge (£) on or after 1st April 2027
Bovine	0.9964 per carcase	1.0216 per carcase
Goat	0.0864 per carcase	0.0886 per carcase
Sheep	0.0864 per carcase	0.0886 per carcase
Soliped	0.5359 per carcase	0.5495 per carcase
Swine	0.0845 per carcase	0.0867 per carcase
Game and wild game	1.0461 per tonne	1.0461 per tonne
Poultry	0.7397 per tonne	0.7584 per tonne
Eggs	0.0237 per case of 360	0.0243 per case of 360
Milk	0.0466 per 1000 litres	0.0478 per 1000 litres
Fish other than trout	2.7078 per tonne of marketed product	2.7764 per tonne of marketed product
Trout	3.2455 per tonne of fish food	3.3278 per tonne of fish food

Explanatory Note¶

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Charges for Residues Surveillance Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2285).

These amendments vary the fees required to be paid in respect of the Secretary of State’s surveillance of animals and animal products for residues of veterinary medicinal products and other substances.

Changes to fees are itemised in the table below.

Type of creature or animal product	Basis for charge	Previous charge (£)	Replacement charge (£) from 1st June 2026 to 31st March 2027	Change (%) between previous charge and charge from 1st June 2026	Replacement charge (£) from 1st April 2027	Cumulative change (%) between previous charge and charge from 1st April 2027
Bovine	per carcase	0.7617	0.9964	31	1.0216	34
Goat	per carcase	0.0751	0.0864	15	0.0886	18
Sheep	per carcase	0.0751	0.0864	15	0.0886	18
Soliped	per carcase	0.4660	0.5359	15	0.5495	18
Swine	per carcase	0.0735	0.0845	15	0.0867	18
Game and wild game	per tonne	1.0461	1.0461	0	1.0461	0
Poultry	per tonne	0.6432	0.7397	15	0.7584	18
Eggs	per case of 360	0.0206	0.0237	15	0.0243	18
Milk	per 1000 litres	0.0405	0.0466	15	0.0478	18
Fish other than trout	per tonne of marketed product	2.3546	2.7078	15	2.7764	18
Trout	per tonne of fish food	2.8222	3.2455	15	3.3278	18

A full Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument because the total cost impact is estimated to be less than £10 million per annum.

Footnotes

1
1990 c. 16; sections 45(1) and 48 were amended by paragraphs 20 and 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28).
2
The powers, so far as they are exercisable in relation to England, were transferred by article 2(6) of the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3141) to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State acting jointly, and by article 2(3) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/794) to the Secretary of State.
3
Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999.
4
EUR 2002/178, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
5
S.I. 2006/2285, amended by S.I. 2008/2999, in so far as it substitutes the table in Schedule 1 and S.I. 2024/892, which amends regulation 3(1) and substitutes Schedule 1 to that instrument.