Français
5. Defending food products and protecting health
Historical developments enable us to identify the successive problems encountered and the solutions proposed. We will focus on the succession of major products: major in terms of their use, longevity or success; major in terms of the novelty of the concepts they have conveyed or the unintended effects they have revealed.
The terms "pest control" and "chemical protection" have been used in the past, and are now being replaced by "garden maintenance" and "phytopharmaceutical care". The brand names of pesticide preparations and their advertising images also reflect the same evolution: from names evocative of war, weapons, martial arts and competition, to others devoid of violent connotations.
5.1 Before the mid-19th century
The damage...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
This article is included in
Physics and chemistry
This offer includes:
Knowledge Base
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
Services
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Practical Path
Operational and didactic, to guarantee the acquisition of transversal skills
Doc & Quiz
Interactive articles with quizzes, for constructive reading
Defending food products and protecting health
Dithiocarbamates
Bibliography
Websites
http://www.eu-footprint.org/fr/ppdb.html
http://www.dive.afssa.fr/agritox/index.php
Regulations
Directive 91/414/EEC of July 15, 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market.
French Rural Code. Articles L. 253-1 to L. 253-8 – Placing plant protection products on the market. General provisions.
Directive 98/8/EC of February 16, 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market.
Avis relatif à la liste des...
Directory
Organizations
ECPA: Europe Crop Protection Association
UIPP: Union des industries de la protection des plantes (Union of plant protection industries)
UPJ: Union of companies for the protection of gardens and green spaces
EFSA: European Food Safety Agency
ANSES: Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation,...
The Ultimate Scientific and Technical Reference
