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Safe Use Trainingfor Vegetable Farmers

In close coordination with the FPA, we promote safe

and judicious use of crop protection products in vegetable

growing areas by training approximately 2,840 farmers per

year since 1996.

Sustainable Agriculture: Walking Our Talk

Empty drums of BCS products from the plantations arecollected and shipped to the BCS plant for rinsing,

crushing, and sending to a steel smelting plant.

tation Stewardship Empty Container Retrieval

The Role of Crop ProtectionProduct Stewardship

in Philippine Agriculture

Dr. Norlito R. Gicana

Executive Director

Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Philippines

Recyclable wastes(cartons,paper,etc..)

WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM I S IN PLACE

Waste water treatment

The programs aims to develop a core of high s chool students as

environmental stewards/leaders from the area who are trained with the

knowledge and values needed to take care of their environment, specially

their rivers, and could as agents of change.


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LEGAL MANDATEPresidential Decree 1144,

30 May 1977SECTION 1. Creation of the Fertilizer and

Pesticide Authority. The Fertilizer and PesticideAuthority, hereinafter referred to as the FPA, is hereby

created and attached to the Department of Agriculturefor the purpose of assuring the agricultural sector of

adequate supplies of fertilizer and pesticide at

reasonable prices, rationalizing the manufacture and

marketing of fertilizer, protecting the public from therisks inherent in the use of pesticides, and educating

the agricultural sector in the use of these inputs.


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FPA Pest ic ide Regu latory Pol ic ies

and the Implement ing Guidelines

G R E E N O O K all existing and

applicable laws,

rules and regulationsin the rational and

judicious use ofpesticides in the

Philippines

Defines

Describes

Delineates


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In furtherance of the policy on judicious use of pesticide to

maximize its benefits yet minimize social costs, FPA has adopted

the following:

Efficient registration processfor less toxic/lesshazardous pesticides, and of biorationals which include

biochemical and microbial pest control agents (PCA) andother natural enemies of insect pests;

Reasonable licensing requirements;

More responsible product stewardship;

Well structure monitoring and evaluation of postregistration and post licensing activities; and

Stringent penalties for violations of pesticide rulesand regulations.


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Definition of Product Stewardship

defined as the responsible and ethicalmanagement of a product from invention

through to ultimate use and beyond. It means

making safe use a priority for everyone who

handles pesticide products, the general publicand environment.

cradle-to-grave approach

Pertinent Guidelines are based from Chapter 5 ProductStewardship and Responsible Care pp.12 126-163, FPA

Pesticide Regulatory Policies and Implementing

Guidelines.2ndEdition, 2001.


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FPA Regulatory Guidelines on

Products Stewardshipfor Compliance by Pesticide Companies

Code of Ethics the Product Stewardship Principle

1. The Company concerned shall ensure that its productsare handled properly and workers protected duringformulation, storage, transit, application and disposal.

The company concerned must submit a report covering themanufacturing or formulation process, the volume andquantity of products (imported, processed, marketedand sold), the number of workers involved, safety

precautions employed, waste management anddisposal methods, including the residue levels in thewastes emitted/disposed, etc.


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2. The company concerned shall provide the

necessary training on the safe handling anduse of its product (including proper waste

disposal) to dealers and users following FPA

approved modules. A yearly report which

includes annual training schedules shall besubmitted to FPA.

FarmersTraining

FPA Product Stewardship Guidelines


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3. The company concerned shall provide, at cost,protective clothing such as aprons, gloves,masks and boots to users of its productespecially those belonging to Categories I andII pesticides. The company shall ensure thecontinued supply of these protective clothingand equipment for as long as its productsbelonging to Categories I or II are marketed.



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4.The dealers concerned shall make available first

aid kits while the company shall provideantidotes for its product to the nearest medical

facilities as determined by FPA. The provision

of antidotes to medical facilities shall be made

annually and reported to FPA.Fullers earth was distributed to participating institutions.



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5. All companies concerned shall provideinformation services to the public. Thenature and scope of these services shall be

subject to FPA approval.



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6. The company concerned is obliged toreport to FPA any information adverselyaffecting the safe use of its product

within the quarter that such informationhas become known.



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7. The company concerned shall stop the sale of

and recall its product which has been found ordeemed unsafe for use under any use

directions or restrictions by FPA. The

company concerned must shoulder all the

expenses that might be incurred in the retrievaland proper disposal of the recalled products.

Example Retrieval of containers, a project of Croplife


Plantation Stewardship Empty Container Retrieval


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Performance Review

There shall be periodic review, at leastonce a year, of the stewardship

activity and performance of the

pesticide company.


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COMPLIANCE IN MONITORING

OF PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP

Monitoring of Product Quality

to ensure that the product has not yet expired,not misbranded or adulterated.

Expired formulated products shall be recalledand collected by the company concerned.

Adulteration/faking/misbranding/mislabeling ofpesticide products are acts prohibited by P.D.

1144 and the Implementing Rules andRegulations and are subject to the penalprovisions of the law.


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Residue on Food and Feeds

A rapid monitoring system of pesticide residues

in food crops and feeds to provide information

that shall be used to assess the safety of the

consumers. Such residue data shall be thebasis for modifying use patterns and taking

regulatory action on the particular pesticide.

FPA network of residue laboratories the monitorpesticide residues in food crops and feeds.


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Environment FPA, LGUs, concerned agencies & NGOs monitor

pesticide movement to the farms and other areas todetermine the potential polluting and contaminating effectson natural environments which may affect fish, wildlife andother non-target organisms. Evidence of such impact shalllead to regulatory action on the pesticide.

Monitoring,required of the registrant as a condition forregistration of a particular product; this presents a practicalway of resolving technical or environmental issues.

Recyclable wastes

(cartons, paper,etc..)

WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS IN PLACE

Waste water treatment


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Pesticide Poisoning

Monitoring pesticide poisoning cases is done through theMunicipal Health Officers, physicians and paramedicalpractitioners trained under the Agro-Medical TrainingProgramme.

Monthly reports which are collected annually are submitted tothe FPA.

Institutions allowed to handle pesticides restricted to For

Institutional Use Only are also required to submit monthlyreports on pesticide poisoning cases.

The FPA Provincial and Regional Officers and pesticidecompanies coordinate with the Department of Health (DOH),Regional Occupational Toxicology and Non-CommunicableDisease Information Center (ROTNIC) as well as with the

Regional Strategic Tactical operational Program on Disaster,Epidemics, Accidents, Trauma and Hazardous Substances(STOPDEATHS).

All pesticide poisoning cases are required to be properlydocumented using the WHO-GCPF protocol. Such data shall besubmitted to the municipal health units.


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Use Patterns

FPA involves the pesticide industry, NGOs,LGUs and civic organizations in

monitoring pesticide use to ensurealignment with label directions and theoverall GAP.


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Activities on Product Stewardship of

pesticide companies Training of farmers on safe, effective and

environmentally conscious handling,

application and storage of crop protection

products;Safe Use Training for Vegetable Farmers

In close coordination with the FPA, we promote safe

and judicious use of crop protection products in vegetable

growing areas by training approximately 2,840 farmers per

year since 1996.

Sustainable Agriculture: Walking Our Talk


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Training of Medical Practitioners onthe Treatment of Pesticide Poisoning


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Training of school children regarding safe

and judicious of pesticidesBayer through SaCRED Foundation, leads the Young

Environmental Stewards Program

The programs aims to develop a core of high school students asenvironmental stewards/leaders from the area who are trained with the

knowledge and values needed to take care of their environment, speciallytheir rivers, and could as agents of change.


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Information campaign using print,

broadcast media

STRATEGYF. Lakas Streamer


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Plantation Stewardship

PurposeTo implement the BCS Product Stewardship and Key

Requirements for banana and pineapple plantation

customers.

ActivitiesEmergency response in assisting a banana plantation to

contain and safely destroy the hazardous waste from their

warehouse fire involving our product.

On going training for plantation staff on stewardship and

safe use of BCS products.

Container retrieval for Nemacur EC, Mocap, carbofuran

and Nemacur GR

Visits to the manufacturing plant to better appreciate

product quality and life cycle approach to product

stewardship

Empty drums of BCS products from the plantations arecollected and shipped to the BCS plant for rinsing,

crushing, and sending to a steel smelting plant.

Plantation Stewardship Empty Container Retrieval


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ISSUES AND CONCERNS

Needs the full support and commitmentof the manufacturers/product

owners,etc.

Regular Monitoring of the product

stewardship program to ensure itsimplementation/ compliance

Needs financial support/budget

Collaboration/partnership of the FPAand the pesticide industry to ensure

safety in pesticide use


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CONCLUSIONS/ RECOMMENDATIONS

Crop Protection Product Stewardship-To ensure proper, safe and judicious use of

pesticides

as to its MRL for safety of food productsmaking Philippine produce competitive in theworld market;

Efficiency in terms of volume and quality of

agricultural produce;Safe use for the handlers and

applicators/farmer-users;

Reduce the risk inherent to pesticides


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Plantation Product Stewardship Program

Air Monitoring Kit Occupational HealthInspection of plantation


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Banana Plantation Product Stewardship -

Aerial Spraying of Fungicide

Monitoring of compliance of plantations, i.e.inspection of water waste


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