Pesticides Safety Directorate 5423382 213984053 2008-05-21T17:10:04Z Ninetyone 1108813 no longer in defra [[Image:PSD_logo.gif|right|150px|PSD]] The '''Pesticides Safety Directorate''' ia an executive agency of the [[Health and Safety Executive]]. Up until the end of March 2008 it was an executive agency of [[Defra]]. It is based in based in [[York]] and responsible for the authorisation of [[plant protection products]] (i.e. agricultural pesticides) in the UK. In 2005 it also became responsible for detergents. ==PSD's aims== *To ensure the safe use of [[pesticides]] and [[detergents]] for people and the environment. *To harmonise pesticide regulation within the [[European Community]] and provide a level playing field for crop protection. *As part of the strategy for sustainable food and farming, to reduce negative impacts of pesticides on the environment. ==External links== *[http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/ PSD's official website] [[Category:Executive agencies of the United Kingdom government]] [[Category:Agriculture in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Gardening]]