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PSD was responsible for the regulation of plant protection products. In 2008 it merged with the Health and Safety Executive.
Results from the government’s monitoring of pesticide residues in food, reviewed by the Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF).
Find out what IPM is and how to apply it on your land.
This plan sets out the priorities of the 4 UK governments for the sustainable management of pests, weeds and diseases. It seeks to minimise the risks and impacts of pesticide use on the environment and human health, while supporting agricultural...
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,...
You need approval from the Heath and Safety Executive (HSE) Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) to sell, distribute or store new pesticides in the UK
T29 exemption allows farmers, landscapers and other land managers to treat non-hazardous pesticide washings produced during their work.
This report contains information on the application of pesticides to grassland and fodder crops grown and harvested in the 2021 season.
The UK Pesticides National Action Plan sets out how the Government will work collaboratively with farmers to minimise the impacts of pesticides on people and the environment
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