Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 July 2004. It was answered by Alun Michael (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 July 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to extend post-marketing surveillance to pesticide products in the same way as for new medicinal products.

Answer: Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans the Government have to extend post-marketing surveillance to pesticide products in the same way as for new medicinal products. [184449] Alun Michael: The pesticide approvals process requires all approval holders to report any adverse effects to the Pesticides Safety Directorate. In addition a range of monitoring activities are carried out to ensure that pesticide products are formulated and used correctly. These activities include formulation analysis of pesticide products, label checks, and the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme. In addition a number of investigations are carried out by the Health and Safety Executive and local authority Trading Standards officers. Therefore, the Government have no plans to extend the post marketing surveillance of pesticide products.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 184449; 424 c257W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Licensing Health hazards Health and Safety Executive Labelling Monitoring Pesticides Safety Trading standards Pesticides Safety Directorate
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