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12 June 2023

Ending use of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides bromadiolone and difenacoum away from buildings

PRESS RELEASE | CRRU

The following press release was posted by the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime (CRRU) on Monday, 12 June 2023.

The legal authorisation is being withdrawn for open area and waste dump use for the only two second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) currently allowed to be used that way, bromadiolone and difenacoum.

This will take effect in July next year.

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The change was instigated voluntarily by the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use UK, with support to make the necessary amendments from UK biocides regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

CRRU Chairman Dr Alan Buckle states that the change was a unanimous decision by all CRRU Directors to help meet rodenticide stewardship’s environmental targets.

A primary factor leading to this is the stubbornly static incidence of rodenticide residues in around 80% of barn owls, the HSE-nominated sentinel species for annual surveillance. This change will enable a single clear message about SGAR use: None of these products can be applied away from buildings.

Dr Alan Buckle, CRRU Chairman

Sales of products containing bromadiolone and difenacoum for use in open areas and at waste dumps will cease on 4 July 2024.

These products purchased on or before that date will be authorised for use in open areas and waste dumps until 31 December 2024.

After that, it will be illegal to use any SGAR product to treat a rodent infestation not associated with a building.

Manufacturers will change product label instructions accordingly and will continue to promote the application of integrated pest management practices among all rodenticide users.

The CRRU Code of Best Practice offers a range of effective methods for rodent management away from buildings, including the elimination of harbourage, food and water; lethal non-anticoagulant baits; and trapping, shooting and dogs.

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