Pesticide Regulation: Precautionary Principle or Scientific Evidence?

Hotly-contested issues surrounding soil management and the use of herbicides and pesticides were discussed at an All Party Parliamentary Group in the UK, according to an article on FarmingUK.com.

The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s All Party Parliamentary Group discussed the debate asking “Making regulation effective: scientific evidence or the precautionary principle?”, led by two guest speakers.

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The topic for this APPG, which took place on Thursday November 16, was chosen in response to concerns over post-Brexit agricultural regulation of pesticides and the declining state of British soil.

First to speak at the event was Sarah Mukherjee, chief executive officer of the Crop Protection Association, who was followed by Nick Mole, policy officer at Pesticide Action Network UK, while Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Soames chaired.

Read more at FarmingUK.com.

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