Govt Too Slow on Pesticide Safety

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Friday, 08 April 2005

The Government is not placing enough emphasis on the safe and sustainable use of pesticides, according to a report published on 5 April by a cross-party committee of MPs. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report said that not enough progress had been made in the first four years of the voluntary initiative on pesticides. The MPs concluded that some of the targets had been insufficiently challenging and should be strengthened. The RSPB welcomed the committee's call for better pesticide management.
Source: Farmers Weekly via www.soilassociation.org