§ Sir Richard Bodyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether fenvalerate as sold and distributed by H.L. Chemicals, has been approved under the pesticides safety precaution scheme.
§ Mrs. FennerFenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid. One formulation containing fenvalerate, known as sumicidin, has provisional commercial clearance under the pesticides safety precautions scheme for a number of uses.
485WI have no evidence that the firm in question is selling or distributing fenvalerate formulations other than that listed above. If such evidence exists, it should be passed to the Health and Safety Executive so that they can ensure the relevant provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 are being observed.
The new regulations which we propose to make under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985, will make it an offence to sell, supply, store, use or advertise an unapproved pesticide.