A number of quangos which have a huge impact of the UK fresh produce trade are on a hit list leaked from government.

The advisory committee on pesticides, the School Food Trust and the advisory committee on organic standards are all named on a list reported by The Daily Telegraph today.

The paper reports that 177 public bodies face abolish with many more set to be privatised or under review.

The BBC claims to have seen a different list with proposals to abolish 180 QUANGOs and plans to merge a further 124.

Covent Garden Market Authority, the body which manages New Covent Garden Market, was named on a list of 94 public bodies still under review.

The list obtained by the BBC includes groups linked to all major government departments and is dated 26 August,

The Cabinet Office has ordered a leak inquiry and says it regrets any "uncertainty" for employees.

Communities secretary Eric Pickles told the BBC: "We are certainly looking towards removing a number of unaccountable quangos and reducing their costs but we haven't come to a firm view with regard to the numbers. But we will be making an announcement reasonably soon."