![]() However, there can also be potential risks to people and animals from primary and secondary poisoning and to the environment from the use of anticoagulant rodenticides. Rodent infestations should be controlled based upon an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach which includes using rodenticides in accordance with an approved code of best practice such as the CRRU Ireland Best Practice Requirements and in accordance with the product label instructions. The control of rodent infestations is important for human health and hygiene as rodents carry diseases that can harm people, cause damage to buildings and spoil foodstuffs. The products are expected to be re-authorised in each EU Member State including Ireland by the end of 2017. Their authorisations are therefore now due for renewal and the evaluations are nearing completion. ![]() Anticoagulant Rodenticides (AR) are the most widely used rodenticides and are also referred to as Anti-Vitamin K’s (AVKs) because vitamin K is the antidote for AR poisoning.ĪVK products classified as Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) or very Persistent and very Bioaccumulative (vBvP) when first authorised and as a result only received a 5 year authorisation. Rodenticides fall under Product-Type (PT) 14. Rodenticides are products used to control rodents such as rats and mice and are regulated under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). Changes to Use of Anticoagulant Rodenticides
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