Managing Pesticides in Fresh Produce
Course Dates for 2022: 8th September and 10th November. Both in person in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Managing Pesticide Residues in Fresh Produce training is aimed at Technical Managers who have daily contact with retailers in the UK. The course will be highly participative and will use practical examples to enable learning to be easily applied to real business situations.
Learning Outcomes
- Know the different types of pesticides, how they work and methods of application
- Understand EU pesticide legislation, how its implementation affects us now and what is expected in the future
- Ability to take representative samples for residue testing and interpret results
- Evaluate laboratories to select the most appropriate and understand how the analysis is conducted
- Analyse data to develop a residue testing plan and risk-assess suppliers
- Now with tour of a pesticide residue laboratory included as part of the day