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Call for chlorpropham (CIPC) submissions to ensure potato stores remain operational
Attention all growers and store managers:
If you have residue testing data from potatoes stored in facilities with a history of CIPC use, please email adrian@potatostorageinsight.com or reach out to any CRMG Group member/supply chain representative.
The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG) is requesting UK potato growers and suppliers across all production sectors to submit pesticide residue data from compliance sampling. This data will be gathered from over 120 potato stores annually to meet the Health & Safety Executive’s Chemical Regulation Division (CRD) data requirement.
This request follows the CRD's decision to set a temporary Maximum Residue Level (tMRL) for CIPC at 0.35 mg/kg starting from April 2024. Monitoring residues of the now-discontinued product will help ensure that potato stores previously treated with CIPC can continue to be used safely.
Without this data, all stores with a history of CIPC usage risk being decommissioned.
All data submissions will be anonymized. You will be provided with a data submission form to accompany your lab results.
Researchers at Bristol University are looking for new growers to help them examine the demand for labour in the agriculture and food processing sectors.
A recently launched survey seeks to gather detailed information on farmers' demand for migrant workers, labour and skills shortages, and ways to improve national policy.
In collaboration with the PRIME (Protecting Irregular Migrants in Europe) Project, the researchers are looking to understand how your labour needs are being met.
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe, the PRIME Project conducts research across multiple countries. The findings will help develop new policy responses and establish a knowledge hub for employers, labour providers, and trade associations.
