Food safety - pesticide residues
Lower pesticide residues on food
Lengthen the pre-harvest interval (PHI)
Use pesticide products in accordance with any requirement or condition specified in the approval or in any extension of use or on the label of the product as required by the approval or extension of use
Use pesticides that are not legally approved
Only use legally approved pesticide products
Reduce the amount of synthetic insecticides on food crops
Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops
Continuous cropping (monoculture)
Do not use synthetic pesticides
Accurate application of pesticides on food crops
Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops
Use synthetic pesticides on food crops
Use biological control on food crops
Only use pesticides on food crops when pest thresholds have been exceeded
Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops
Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops
Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops
Reduce the amount of synthetic herbicides on food crops
Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops
Use plant growth regulators (PGRs) on cereal crops
Continuous cropping (monoculture)
Do not use synthetic pesticides
Accurate application of pesticides on food crops
Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops
Use synthetic pesticides on food crops
Use mechanical or flame weeding on food crops
Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops
Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops
Reduce the amount of synthetic fungicides on food crops
Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops
Control stem-base diseases
Continuous cropping (monoculture)
Do not use synthetic pesticides
Accurate application of pesticides on food crops
Regularly calibrate pesticide sprayers used on food crops
Use synthetic pesticides on food crops
Use biological control on food crops
Use pest and disease resistant varieties for food crops
Use a diverse crop rotation to reduce the incidence of weeds, pests and diseases in food crops
Reduce the number of pesticide applications on food crops
Statutory harvest intervals for applied pesticides are strictly adhered to
Reduce pesticide application rates on food crops nearer harvest