The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is proposing to withdraw approval of the fungicide active substance Mancozeb in Great Britain, following a review. “The review concluded that the substance met the criteria to be classified as having endocrine disrupting...
The government has released the latest tranche of its technical notices advising businesses how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. While all the papers stress this event is unlikely, and not what the government wants, the March 2019 deadline is rapidly approaching...
Agricultural suppliers should be aware of new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) restrictions on permanent rodenticide baiting by farmers, gamekeepers and pest controllers. The new rules have legal backing. Permanent rodenticide baiting is only approved in cases where...
A recent Appeal Court decision should benefit agrochemical companies carrying out R&D, as it confirms that the costs they incur in generating specific data to support the authorisation and re-authorisation of their products means the data belongs to them and is protected.
Suppliers of professional use rodenticides to pest controllers, farmers and gamekeepers must register with BASIS Registration by the end of December 2017 in order to comply with the new UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime Point-of-Sale audit process. This requires...