Pest Management Regulatory Agency
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Health Canada pest control adviser steps down, says regulation ‘obsoleteThe committee gives Health Canada independent scientific advice on the health and environmental risks of pesticides, and does evaluations for new products and reviews.CanadaJul 17, 2023
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Alberta does not support federal proposal to ban strychnine against gophersThe Alberta government is telling Ottawa it does not support a federal proposal to ban the use of liquid strychnine poison for killing prairie gophers.CanadaSep 20, 2018
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Unsafe pesticides remaining on the market too long: auditA federal audit of the agency tasked with monitoring pesticide safety in Canada has found the regulator allowed potentially harmful chemicals to remain on the market for much longer than necessary.CanadaJan 26, 2016
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No more ‘conditional registration’ of pesticides, says health ministerThe federal government is responding to calls from environmental activists over conditionally approved pesticides, saying it will end the rare practice of allowing the use of pesticides that aren't fully approved for sale.CanadaJan 19, 2016
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