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Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System
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: Received: 3 December 2020 / Approved: 4 December 2020 / Online: 4 December 2020 (15:09:18 CET)
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Waras, M.N.; Babina, K.; Ismail, I.; Lenehan, C.E. Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System. Preprints2020, 2020120117
Waras, M.N.; Babina, K.; Ismail, I.; Lenehan, C.E. Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System. Preprints 2020, 2020120117
Waras, M.N.; Babina, K.; Ismail, I.; Lenehan, C.E. Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System. Preprints2020, 2020120117
APA Style
Waras, M.N., Babina, K., Ismail, I., & Lenehan, C.E. (2020). Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System. Preprints. https://doi.org/
Chicago/Turabian Style
Waras, M.N., Ismaniza Ismail and Claire E. Lenehan. 2020 "Law and Regulations to Control Pesticide Exposure Among the General Population: Comparing the Australian and the European Union Pesticide Regulatory System" Preprints. https://doi.org/
Abstract
Pesticides have a vital contribution to the agricultural industry in Australia. However, pesticide applications may not always selective to its target organism. Exposure to pesticide has been associated with negative impacts to human health. One of the ways to reduce pesticide risk to the population and the environment is through government regulations. To put Australia pesticide regulations into perspective, comparisons were made between Australia and other nation’s pesticides regulations. The EU pesticide regulatory system was chosen for comparison with the Australian’s in the aspect of protecting the population from pesticide exposure. The comparison showed that the assessment to authorize a pesticide in Australia is based on the risk while in the EU, the assessment is based on the hazard of the pesticide. A registered active substance in Australia can be authorized for use indefinitely unless it is nominated for reconsideration while the period of registration of an active substance in the EU lasts for 10 years. In addition, no routine systematic chemical residue surveys are conducted in Australia for food commodities. The results highlight areas for improvement in the Australian pesticide regulatory system from the perspective of controlling undue exposure among the general population.
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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