The Pesticides Challenge: A Conference to Promote Safer Pest Management
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The Pesticides Challenge: A Conference to Promote Safer Pest
Date:
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:28:45 -0400
From:
Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of California, Department of Pesticide
Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
The Pesticides Challenge: A Conference to Promote Safer Pest Management
Some regulators are starting to consider the concept of Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) for pesticides as a way of securing safer pest management products. CRA aims to replace ‘higher risk’ with ‘lower risk’ products. Under this system, regulators will assess products to find whether there is another active substance, product or method available for the same use which is equally effective and presents significantly less risk to human or animal health or the environment. PAN UK is organising a multi-stakeholder meeting on 26 November 2002, Regents Park College, London to discuss the finer points of CRA implementation. For more information on how to attend look at the conference programme at our website or contact David Buffin: davidbuffin@pan-uk.org
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