Feature articles

27 January 2017

Asked to supply rodenticides? Beware!

Just as in the past you may have been asked to buy cigarettes or alcohol for someone younger who has “forgotten their ID”, some pest controllers are reporting they are being asked to supply professional use rodenticides to their customers, neighbours and local landowners.

...we may face the loss or severe restriction of rodenticides

This is usually because less regulated supply routes have disappeared as a consequence of the strict Point of Sale limitations now in place. We remind PPC readers that since 1 October 2016 the supply of rodenticides is regulated under the UK Stewardship Regime, and all professional use rodenticides with stewardship conditions attached to them can only be supplied to professional users holding certification demonstrating compliance with the UK Rodenticide Stewardship Regime.

If you supply products to a third party you are covered by this Regulation and must ensure you are only selling to those authorised to use the products. You must also complete a supply chain compliance declaration. Failure to adhere to the requirements above, and failure to demonstrate compliance when reasonably required, may result in the withdrawal of supply of rodenticide products with stewardship conditions, which will mean you are unable to use rodenticides in your business. Breach of the Regulations may also be an offence under the Biocidal Products Regulations.

If you hear of companies or individuals trying to buy rodenticides without meeting the relevant criteria, CRRU has produced a handy one-page ‘Point of Sale’ flyer which is available from their website. If you hear of people or companies attempting to sell products without carrying out the necessary checks, please notify both CRRU and the authorisation holder of the product(s) concerned with full details of the incident.

One final note; if we allow people to ‘get around’ stewardship, we may face the loss or severe restriction of rodenticides in the future, impacting on every business.

www.thinkwildlife.org


Simon ForresterStaff-bubble
Chief Executive

27 January 2017  |  PPC86

Source: PPC86

Highlights View all news

14 March 2025

Latest news

BPCA Annual Report 2024

A look back at what BPCA and our members have achieved together in 2024.

Read more

21 January 2025

Latest news

CEO recruitment for BPCA underway

BPCA is pleased to announce that the search for its new Chief Executive Officer has begun.

Read more

06 November 2024

Latest news

CRRU UK prepares rodenticide users for 2026 certification requirements

CRRU UK confirms that from 2026, sellers of professional-use rodenticides will only accept two forms of proof of competence at the point of sale.

Read more
Latest View all news

15 April 2025

Latest news

Eight risks homeowners need to be aware of during the Birmingham bin strikes

Families are at risk as bin strikes create a paradise for pests on the streets of Birmingham, say experts at British Pest Control Association (BPCA).

Read more

09 April 2025

Latest news

Squeak-A-Boo scoops business award

Press release: Somerset-based Squeak-A-Boo Pest Management won award for best start up at the Somerset Business Awards.

Read more

08 April 2025

Latest news

New opportunities for Outcast Ant use

PRESS RELEASE Syngenta highlight Outcast Ant, for ant control in this unseasonably warm spring weather.

Read more