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Working to eliminate the dangers of toxic pesticides, our exposure to them, and their presence in the environment where we live and work
The UK Pesticide Strategy and National Action Plans
http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/uploadedfiles/Web_Assets/PSD/Updated_National_Strategy.pdf
Where did it come from?
• EU 6th Environmental Action Program
• EU thematic strategy for pesticides
• Anticipation of new Directive
• Recognition that pesticides are associated with risk and that measures are required to minimise the risk
What does it set out to achieve?
• Related solely to plant protection products
• Deals with marketing, use and food residues
• Is relevant to the whole of the UK (sort of!)
What does it set out to achieve?
• It aims to contribute to three of DEFRA’s strategic objectives
• A healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment
• A thriving farming and food sector
• Sustainable patterns of consumption and production
What does it set out to achieve? (strategic outcomes)
• Protect consumers by minimising risks from residues in food
• Protect users and workers by minimising exposure
• Protect residents and bystanders
• Reduce water pollution
• Reduce impact on biodiversity
• Establish ‘best practise’ in the amenity sector
• Minimise risk to users and environment from amateur use
• Maintain availability of products particularly for minor use
• Encourage the introduction of cost-effective alternative approaches and greater use of IPM
How does it do this?
• Working together is a key theme
• users and government both have obligations
• Use of both statutory and voluntary measures
• Targeted Action Plan groups
The Action Plans• Human Health
This plan aims to maintain and develop high levels of human health protection. It is made up of three components dealing with the protection of consumers, operators/other workers and residents/bystanders.
• Water This Action Plan aims to reduce water pollution caused by plant protection products to the standards required by the EC Water Framework Directive (WFD) and develop a package of measures in anticipation of the potential requirements of the EC Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
• Biodiversity
The aim of this Action Plan is to halt the loss of biodiversity caused by plant protection products and develop a package of measures to ensure compliance with the EC Directive on the
Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
The Action Plans• Amenity
This Action Plan aims to establish ‘best practice’ in the use of plant protection products in the amenity sector and develop a package of measures to ensure compliance with the EC
Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
• Amateur This Action Plan aims to establish ‘best practice’ in the use of plant protection products in the amateur sector and develop a package of measures to ensure compliance with the EC Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides.
• Product Availability The Action Plan includes initiatives to help maintain sufficient availability (of plant protection products) for the production of minor crops in the UK.
The Action Plans
Membership:
Dependant on the group there can be either a diverse range of members or a rather more limited membership often biased towards industry.
Availability Plan members:
National Farmers Union
Horticultural Development Council
British Crop Protection Council
Agricultural Industries Confederation
Home-Grown Cereals Authority
Crop Protection Association
Forestry Commission
Scottish Government
Welsh Assembly Government
International Bio control Manufacturers Association
Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland
Tesco UK
PSD
Human Health Plan members:
Advisory Committee on Pesticides
Agricultural Industries Confederation
British Crop Protection Council
Crop Protection Association
Commission for Rural Communities
Department for Health
Food Standards Agency
Health and Safety Executive
National Farmers Union
Pesticides Action Network UK
Pesticide Residues Committee
Scottish Executive
SUSTAIN
Unite
Women's Food and Farming Union
PSD
The Action Plans
What they do?
• Meet to discuss key aims identified in the strategy
• Call on experts
• Report to the Pesticides Forum
• The Forum provides a mechanism for exchanging ideas and for encouraging joint initiatives to address particular issues. It also provides advice to Government
on pesticide usage matters.
The Action Plans
Progress of the Action Plans is reported on the Pesticide Safety Directorate website:
http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/environment.asp?id=1833
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