Currant ranks second place in the world production of berries after strawberries. Currants are important primarily due to the content of vitamins, mineral salts, organic compounds and many micronutrients. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of pesticide residues in the currants analyzed in the Laboratory of Pesticide Residue Analysis in Rzeszow in 2009–2013. A total of 143 samples were tested using the gas chromatography technique (GC/ECD/NPD – gas chromatography with electron capture and nitrogen phosphorus detection) and spectrophotometric method for the determination of dithiocarbamates. The control programme included the detection of 130 active substances in 2009, 137 in 2010, 152 in 2011, 166 in 2012 and 187 active substances in 2013. The results were compared with the maximum residue limits (MRLs). 43% of samples tested contained pesticide residues, and exceeding of MRLs values was stated in 10 samples. The identified residues which exceeded MRLs were chlorpyrifos-methyl, cypermethrin, endosulfan, fenazaquin, flusilazole and procymidone. The fungicides were the most frequently detected in the all analysed samples. The most frequently detected substances were: dithiocarbamates (30 samples), cypermethrin (14 samples) and difenoconazole (12 samples).