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<p>A pesticide may only be placed on the market in GB if the product has been authorised
by the GB regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), following a thorough scientific
risk assessment, that concludes all safety standards are met. Pesticides that pose
unacceptable risks are not authorised. Pesticide authorisations normally set conditions
on the use of the pesticide. Pesticide users are also required to have relevant training
and for the equipment they use to be tested regularly.</p><p> </p><p>The HSE undertakes
compliance and enforcement activities, to ensure that where pesticides are used, they
are used safely and in accordance with the law. The supply of professional pesticide
products and the use of pesticides in agriculture, horticulture, and parts of the
amenity sector is enforced by HSE’s Pesticide Enforcement Officers, following a risk-based
approach to compliance established under the Official Controls (Plant Protection Products)
Regulations 2020.</p>
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