Links
Plant Protection / Agrochemical
CRD Homepage: The Chemicals Regulation Directorate. The body responsible for the regulation of agricultural pesticides in the UK. This includes general information on pesticides as well as information on the UK and EU pesticide legislation and regulatory systems.
HSE - Pesticides: The Pesticides Assessment Unit of the Health & Safety Directorate. The body responsible for the regulation of non-agricultural pesticides and biocides in the UK.
EPA - Office of Pesticide Programs: EPA and the states (usually the State Department of Agriculture) register or license pesticides for use in the USA.
FAO Pesticide Management Unit: The Food & Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. This contains details of CODEX MRL’s and it is possible to download recent JMPR reports and evaluations of pesticide residues in food.
JMPR: The Joint Food / World Health Organisation (WHO) Meeting on Pesticide residues. This provides information on the organisations role and reports on recent meetings.
European Union - Plant Protection Products: This provides information on the evaluation of plant protection products in the EU.
AGRISCAPE: A worldwide directory on agriculture companies, journals and industry.
ECPA: The European Crop Protection Organisation.
BCPC: Formerly known as the British Crop Protection Council.
EPPO: The European & Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation.
European Union - Residues: Information on EU Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for agricultural pesticides.
European Union - Legal: Information on the legal EU framework for agricultural pesticides.
Agriculture Online: Source for agricultural information.
Biocides
HSE - Biocides: The Biocides Assessment Unit of the Health & Safety Directorate. The body responsible for the regulation of biocides and non-agricultural pesticides in the UK.
ECB Biocides: The European Chemicals Bureau provides technical and scientific support to Member State Authorities and Commission Services for the approval of active substances in biocidal products as laid down in Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market.
BACS: The British Association for Chemical Specialities is a trade association which represents the interests of manufacturers and users of speciality and performance chemicals and of formulated products at both UK and European levels.
REACH / Chemicals
HSE - Chip: The Chemicals (Hazard Information & Packaging for Supply) Regulations.
CHCS: The Chemical Hazards Communication Society.
BACS: The British Association for Chemical Specialities is a trade association which represents the interests of manufacturers and users of speciality and performance chemicals and of formulated products at both UK and European levels.
The Society of Chemical Industry (SCI): International forum for the chemical industry.
European Chemicals Bureau (ECB): Provide scientific and technical support to the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies on dangerous chemicals.
RSC: Homepage of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
CIA: Homepage of the Chemical Industries Association.
SETAC: The Society for Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology.
CEFIC: Homepage of the European Chemical Industry Council.
ECHA: European Chemicals Agency.
IUCLID5: International Uniform ChemicaL Information Database.
Animal Health
FEDESA: The International Federation for Animal Health Europe. They represent manufacturers of veterinary medicines, vaccines and other animal health products in Europe.
DEFRA: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs website.
General Links
DEFRA: The United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
FSA: The Food Standards Agency. The body responsible for food safety within the UK.
EFSA: The European Food Safety Authority provides independent scientific advice on matters linked to food and feed safety - including animal health and welfare and plant protection. The EFSA Pesticide Risk Assessment Peer Review Unit co-ordinates the peer review of active substances used in plant protection products in collaboration with EU Member States.
SETAC: The Society for Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology.
Joint Research Centre: The organisation with the task of providing the technical and scientific support needed for policy-making to the European Commission.
European Union - Guidance: EU legislation (91/414/EEC) and related working documents for guidance on the regulatory procedures and for the generation of data to support the EU Regulatory process. This also includes further information on FOCUS.
OECD: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development. This includes details of the OECD guidelines for the testing of substances.
EPA: United States Environmental Protection Agency.
English Nature: English Nature champions the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places in England. They are a Government agency set up by the Environment Protection Act 1990 and are funded by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
HSE - COSHH: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health.
HSE - NONS: The Notification of New Substances Regulations.
HSA: The Health & Safety Authority of Ireland.
NTP: National Toxicology Program Website.
SOT: Society of Toxicology Website
News / Media / Conference Organisers
AGROW World Crop Protection News
CEPA: CEPA is the only organisation representing the pest control sector throughout Europe to the institutions of the European Union.
NEPIC: North East Process Industry Cluster.