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Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) News
Below are the latest news items in PSD.
See also: PSD Regulatory Updates and PSD Information Updates.
- 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. - PRC Membership
8 April 2008: Defra is looking to appoint three new members to the Committee. - PSD Events
24 January 2008: Updated details of forthcoming events in 2008. - ACP Home Page
18 January 2008: ACP Openness and Accessibility Survey is now available - Potential & Agreed Changes to MRLs
Proposals for MRLs, results of discussions in Brussels and agreed changes being transposed into national law. - EFSA working document - physchem properties and methods
13 December 2007: EFSA's working document, which is a record of decisions taken at PRAReR in the area of pysical chemical properties and analytical methods, has been published on the PSD website - School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
17 April 2008: Publication of the results of the pesticides residues monitoring for the School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme (SFVS) Autumn Term 2007. The SFVS supplies four to six year old children in Local Education Authority maintained infant, primary and special schools with a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day. Each term samples are collected and analysed for pesticide residues. - ACP Annual Reports
16 October 2007: The Annual Report of the ACP for 2006 is now available.
