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Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
The Advisory Committee on Pesticides (ACP) was abolished with the coming into force of the Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committee on Pesticides) Order 2015. It was succeeded by the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) which provides independent,...
PSD was responsible for the regulation of plant protection products. In 2008 it merged with the Health and Safety Executive.
You need approval from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) to sell, distribute or store new pesticides in the UK
The pesticide will only be used if there is a threat to the crop, and stringent controls are attached to protect the environment
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on chemicals and pesticide policies and regulation.
This is the ninth survey examining pesticide usage practices on grassland and fodder crops in Northern Ireland, providing comparative data to that obtained in the previous surveys in 1989 (Jess et al., 1992), 1993 (Jess et al., 1995), 1997 (Jess...
This paper quantifies the extent of pesticide overuse in vegetable production systems in Southeast Asia.
Develops a procedure for reviewing the results of pesticide analysis within a catchment so as to be able to identify short-term events in order to recognise the possible sources of pollution.
This report presents information from a survey of pesticide usage practices on soft fruit crops in Northern Ireland in 2020. Data were collected from 9 growers representing 33% of all soft fruit holdings in Northern Ireland. Quantitative data has been...
The requirements for the safe use of pesticides in cargo spaces on board ships.
A co-ordinated multi-annual Great Britain control plan for pesticide residues in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
The UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) provides independent, impartial advice to the government on the science relating to pesticides.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
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