What does the Reprotox Ruling Mean for Pest Control?
So, the changes have been much mooted, chatted about in corridors of power with only the barest whispers escaping and then they rolled out quietly. The concept of reprotoxicity was a bit of a surprise when it was mentioned to me back in 2015. I didn't think much of it at the time. I even made a joke "I suppose death is the ultimate contraceptive," not very funny at the time, not quite as funny as that now. Rodenticides have been looked at by EHCA- that's the European Chemicals Agency. They are pretty important people that do amazing work across a mind boggling array of specialities. When they talk, we should listen. The data gathered on the effects of toxicity against developing foetuses has pushed the Committee for Risk Assessment to change the hazard status of rodenticides. All rodenticides Brodifacoum, Bromodiolone, Chlorophacinone, Coumateralyl, Difenacoum, Difethialone, Flocoumafen and Warfarin Have been reclassified ...