Improving pesticide regulation in the third world: The role of an independent hazard auditor |
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Authors: | Michael E Loevinsohn |
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Institution: | (1) Consultant in Applied Ecology, B.P. 259, Butare, Rwanda |
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Abstract: | Central to the environmental and health hazards created by the expanding use of pesticides in developing countries is the
weakness of national regulatory agencies. This article reviews current international efforts aimed at supporting these institutions
and describes the contribution that an external “hazard auditor” might make in assessing the pesticide industry's adherence
to accepted standards of health and environmental protection. An independent evaluation of this kind may prove attractive
to all parties in the long-standing confrontation over the control of pesticide technology: the industry, public interest
groups, developing and developed countries, and international agencies. The article outlines one approach to operationalizing
the concept and examines initial responses to the proposal.
An earlier version of this paper was presented at the International Commission on Occupational Health/International Development
Research Centre Symposium on the Impact of Pesticide Use on Health in Developing Countries, 17–21 September 1990, Ottawa,
Canada. |
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Keywords: | Pesticides Developing countries Government regulation Health hazards Environmental auditing |
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