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Pesticide Metaldehyde to be banned by March 2020!
The outdoor use of metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs on farms and in gardens is set to be banned in Great Britain. It will be phased out by 31 March 2022 to give growers and gardeners appropriate time to switch to alternative slug control measures.
This toxic chemical is damaging to wildlife, pets and people when it enters food and water supplies. This decision from the Government is a positive step in the right direction.
The decision takes into account advice from the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) about the risks that metaldehyde poses to birds and mammals.
Alternative methods of pest control include cultural techniques like planting slug resistant crop varieties, selectively timing irrigation and harvest, and sowing seeds more deeply into the soil.
The scientific evidence is clear and the risks metaldehyde poses to the environment and to wildlife are too great.
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