To Minimize the risk of Pesticide Poisoning, FAO, UNEP and WHO Recommend
- Reducing and eliminating possible sources of pesticide exposures to children at home and at work
- Keeping pesticides out of children's reach and storing them securely in containers that are properly labeled and use child-proof tops
- Reducing the use of agricultural pesticides through Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Training health care providers on the recognition and management of pesticide poisoning
- Providing training for people on how to use pesticides judiciously and how to prevent exposure
- Running information and education campaigns via TV and radio programmes
- Reducing the risks associated with the use of pesticides through a comprehensive life-cycle approach, i.e. addressing all aspects of pesticide management from manufacturing until use or disposal following the FAO International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides.
- Two key international conventions are aimed at reducing the adverse health and environmental aspects of pesticides:
- The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), created to reduce and eliminate 12 POPs of which nine are pesticides; and
- The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. The Rotterdam Convention facilitates information exchange on a broad range of potentially hazardous chemicals and gives importing countries the power to decide whether or not they want to receive future imports of certain chemicals.
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