Any specified substance in food, agricultural commodities, or animal feed resulting from the use of a pesticide. The term includes any derivatives of a pesticide, such as conversion products, metabolites, reaction products, and impurities considered to be of toxicological significance..
Some substances are found in food as a result of intentional use. This concerns residues of pesticides in food of plant and animal origin and veterinary medicines in food of animal origin. Community legislation has laid down rules for the establishment of maximum residue limits of these substances in food and agricultural products.