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| Georgina Downs wins case against DEFRA to control sprays better | BCPC news | |||
| Save our Sprays - Farmers Weekly Campaign | EU explain their pesticide position | PSD News on EU Thematic Strategy | ||
| BCPC Concerns about EU Regulation Conference | Assessment of "Cut-off Criteria" PSD Report on EU Regulation | |||
| Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 S.I 665 Amended MRL's for deltamethrin came into force April 2008. Acetamiprid, indoxacarb, pendimethalin, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin, thiacloprid and trifloxystrobin come into force June 2008 and imazalil September 2008. The regulation can be accessed from the following link: |
Pi - Pesticide Information
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Clarification of the MRL that applies to Deltamethrin in Raspberries |
France bans 30 major pesticides (list pdf) and more to follow. (Reuters Jan 30 '08). The Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 S.I 665 | |||
| Limits of Pesticide Analysis (31st Jan 08) Pesticides in food underestimated This regulation provides amended MRL's for deltamethrin which came into force 9th April 2008. Acetamiprid, indoxacarb, pendimethalin, pymetrozine, pyraclostrobin, thiacloprid and trifloxystrobin to come into force on 15th June 2008 and imazalil to come info force 15th September 2008. | ||||
| Pesticide Updates from Co-operative Retail January 2008 | January 08 - follow link to Co-op Updates(left) on latest DirectivesThe regulation can be accessed from the following link: | |||
| Amendments to MRLs; Withdrawal of Authorisations for methomyl & trifluralin | The new EU Directive 'Sustainable Use of Pesticides'
!!! Click for Latest following the vote Oct 23 '07!! EU farm Ministers dump targets and "no spray" zones. Dec 07http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20080665_en.pdf |
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| Crop Protection Association says pesticide use down in 2006 | EU Environment Committee votes for tougher rules on pesticides Sept 07 to improve protection of health and the environment, support farming, reduce animal testing and boost competition among pesticide manufacturers. | |||
| Paraquat banned by EU Court(pdf). Syngenta's response. | Pesticide use on crops grown in the UK from CSL | |||
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Greening Supermarkets Annual Report from NCC 2006 2007 version |
The UK government has no plans to introduce targets to reduce pesticide use 'across the board' (National Pesticide Strategy). |
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| Pesticide scores awarded to major retailers | GlobalGap takes over EuroGap | |||
| Daily Express April 07 - New Alert about Pesticides in Fruit | There are proposals in the UK to introduce a pesticide tax. In order to demonstrate that this is not necessary, there is a Voluntary Inititiative developing improved pesticide control. | |||
| Farmers Weekly issue rules for pesticide use 2007 | The Royal Commission Environmental Pollution Report (Sept 2005) investigated farm spraying and risks to residents and suggested there should be a "buffer zone" between spraying and residential properties. The Advisory Committee on Pestcides response includes a mention of one of our directors who considered that the Green Code (new edition published Feb 2006) should made more compulsory. UK Government response ignores Royal Commission's Report (July 2006). | |||
| BCPC handbook to help you spray within the law | Update on EU Directive 91/414 http://www.eppo.org/PPPRODUCTS/EUreport.htm | |||
| But Food Pesticide Residues slightly up in 2006 | ||||
| The EU Environment Committee endorses a wide-ranging strategy to cut down the use of plant protection products, |