References

Regulatory documents

International pesticide regulation

Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (WHO)

Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (FAO)

Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP)

UN Environment Programme (Work on Pesticides)

Pesticide regulation in the European Union

Regulation EC 1107/2009 (EUR-Lex)

European Commission Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed

EU Pesticide Residues and Active Substances Database

EFSA Pesticides Panel

EFSA Annual reports on pesticide residues

EFSA Pesticides Dossier

Pesticide regulation in the United States

US Environmental Protection Agency (Regulating Pesticides)

Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (PRIA)

Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA)

Pesticide Residue Limits (Tolerances) in the United States

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

US Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)

Other relevant national authorities

German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL)

French National Agency on Food Safety, Environment, and Workplace Security (ANSES)

Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)

Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)

Further References

Related topics

Basics

Glufosinate-ammonium is one of the most widely-applied broad-spectrum herbicides, controlling weeds in a huge variety of crops worldwide.

Safety

The use of a plant protection product is only authorized if the resulting exposure of the consumer to residues is shown to be less than a toxicological limit which always includes a safety factor of at least 100.

Benefits

For more than 30 years, Glufosinate-ammonium has become one of the key herbicides in global agriculture. For farmers, the product offers a unique, simple and effective weed control in a variety of crops, while preserving a balance between the needs of the environment, economy and society.

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