Co-op Pesticide CoP: Step 1

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BEFORE

FARM PRACTICES

AFTER

Step 1
Identify pesticides used on your site

Produce an inventory of pesticides - Crop Protection Chemicals & those for Control of Vertebrate Pests (NOT household substances):

1. Stored on your site
2. Applied

Check that any pesticides used on the land are Approved for proper use.

Under no circumstances should a pesticide from the UK, EC, or country specific legislative system, that is not full compliant with legal registration or is listed on the Cooperative Retail prohibited lists, be used. If such controls do not exist, or the supplier to Co-operative Retail has concerns about the mechanism for the control of pesticide use, the supplier must discuss with Co-operative Retail.

Pesticide selection shall only be made following advice from a competent authority (BASIS professional register or equivalent, for country of production) and must be made by using the appropriate Assured Produce Protocol, or equivalent for that country e.g. EUREPGAP and compliance with the Co-operative Retail pesticide lists.

Records shall be maintained of the source of the advice and relevant qualifications. It is essential that competency to give advice is challenged and verified, at least annually.

Co-op Cop 2.1.4

Ensure that the pesticide is:
1. Being used for one of the purposes stated
2. Stored properly according to DEFRA Guidance

Click to Make your first data base record

SET UP STEP 1 RECORDS

How to
Read the Label

DEFRA
Storage Guidance Notes

UK
Approved Pesticides

BASIS Registration

EUREPGAP

To access the database you will be asked for a user name ( co-op supplier number) and password - you will be given a password at the training workshop which you may later to one of your choice. You will then automatically be linked to the appropriate report page where you answer the questions online. You can save your record at any point. You will add (and save/submit) records as you take each of the 6 Steps. More on the database in "Guide" - via "Help" button.