Managing Pesticides in Fresh Produce_October

Organised by Practical Solutions International Ltd.

Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire or Online (course dependent)

Tutors: Ian Finlayson and Debbie Winstanley

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. The training is being run on an option of three dates throughout 2024: 14th March in person, 5th-6th June online and 10th October in person.

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

For more information please contact Ian Finlayson at ian@psi-advantage.com