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The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) to join The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
27 March 2008: Defra’s consultation on the future of PSD is now complete. PSD will become an agency of the Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) from 1 April 2008. This update gives links to further information.
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Pesticide Use and Cross Compliance Q&A update
5 February 2008: The Q & A relating to water volumes for product application, published as Regulatory Update 15/2007, has been updated. This is to clarify some points, in particular the concentration of the product in the water volume to be applied not exceeding the maximum concentration allowed on the product label.
Latest Regulatory and Information Updates
- Human Health Enquiry/Incident Survey for Pesticides (HHEIS) 2007
8 May 2008: This Regulatory Update requires Approval Holders of all products approved in the UK during 2007 to provide PSD with details of human health related reports involving their products, received from any source, during that year. - Changes to the Operator Exposure area of the PSD website
22 April 2008: This Regulatory Update announces changes to the Operator Exposure area of the PSD website which include the addition of new guidance documents and operator exposure models. - Amendment to EC MRLs regulation 396 of 2005
22 April 2008: This Regulatory Update announces the publication of EC Regulation 299/2008 which provides a new role for the European Parliament in scrutinising proposals for new or amended Maximum Residue Levels ( MRLs) under Regulation 396/2005 - Parallel Imports – Changes to UK control arrangements following ECJ Ruling C-201/06
8 April 2008: Changes to the UK control arrangements for Parallel Imports following the European Court of Justice Ruling C-201/06. - Technical equivalence and analytical methods
1 April 2008: PSD is considering holding a one-day workshop on technical equivalence and analytical methods. Subject to sufficient interest, this will be held at our offices in - The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) to join The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
27 March 2008: Defra’s consultation on the future of PSD is now complete. PSD will become an agency of the Health and Safety Executive ( HSE ) from 1 April 2008. This update gives links to further information. - EC MRLs Regulation 396/2005/EC: Update March 2008
27 March 2008: This Regulatory Update gives further information about the EC Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) Regulation 396/2005/EC, including new procedures for setting MRLs.
Other PSD news
- EU Thematic Strategy for Pesticides: News
9 May 2008: PSD has assessed the impact on crop protection in the UK of the ‘cut-off’ criteria and substitution provisions in the proposed Regulation to replace EC 91/414. - 2007 WIIS Quarterly Reports
22 April 2008: The Pesticides Poisoning of Animals report for Quarter 4 2007 - covering October to December - is available now. - Consultation: Review of Charging Structure for Pesticides
20 March: PSD has reviewed the fees it charges for its services. A consultation paper detailing these considerations and offering proposals has been issued to all approval holders and interested parties. - Pest controller fined £1000 for offences resulting in the death of honey bees
18 March 2008: At Sheffield - Resident and Bystander Exposure to Pesticides
30 January 2008: Two leaflets on ‘The Good Neighbour Initiative’, published in November 2006 by the National Farmers Union ( NFU), are now available on our website. These leaflets contain advice on best practice and guidance on addressing neighbours' concerns for farmers and operators spraying pesticides near to residential areas. - Two recent prosecutions brought by the RSPCA and the CPS resulted from incidents investigated under the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme
30 January 2008: Two investigations undertaken jointly by Natural England, the police, RSPB and RSPCA have led to successful prosecutions under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for offences relating to lack of training in the use of pesticides and the improper storage of pesticides.
