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Pesticide Food Laws and Regulations

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Pesticides are widely used to control pests, and to improve agricultural produces. Excessive and improper use of pesticides may cause serious health and environmental problems. There is a growing concern among stakeholders to ensure the access of relevant information on pesticides, and to regulate pesticides globally. Many countries have developed laws and regulations to regulate pesticide production, sales, and applications. In addition, there are international conventions and codes of conduct to protect workers from pesticide exposure, to regulate the distribution of pesticides and their applications, and to harmonize existing regulations among pesticide exporting and importing countries. Development of regional framework and database would be highly effective in regulating pesticides for countries from the same region. Implementation of existing and new laws and regulations is the other key factors for ensuring proper regulation of pesticides.

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    Md. Nazibul Islam, Samavi Farnush Bint-E-Naser & Mohidus Samad Khan

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Islam, M.N., Bint-E-Naser, S.F., Khan, M.S. (2017). Pesticide Food Laws and Regulations. In: Khan, M., Rahman, M. (eds) Pesticide Residue in Foods. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52683-6_3

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