About the course
Pesticides play a critical role in food production but ensuring safety, compliance and accurate data interpretation requires up-to-date technical knowledge. GB and EU legislation divergence between EU and GB legislation adds an extra layer of complexity especially when many UK retailers are using a data management system that relies on EU law.
This unique interactive course provides a complete overview of the pesticide landscape, from laboratory testing to interpreting results, assessing dietary risks demonstrating compliance to both EU and GB regulations.
Whether you are a senior manager, work in quality assurance, laboratory operations, or supplier management, this course will equip you with the insight and confidence to manage your pesticide testing programme both effectively and with cost control.
Managing Pesticide Data to Comply with Legislation and Consumer Safety
A one-day online course designed by industry leading professionals to help Technical Managers understand the merits of pesticide analysis, management of anomalous results and confront the challenges of legislation and consumer safety compliance.
Course format
- Duration: One day (9:30am - 3:30pm)
- Delivery: Live online training with interactive discussions and Q&A
- Materials: Digital course materials and certification of attendance
- Includes one-to-one follow up after the course
Pesticides & legislation for EU & GB
What is happening in the world of pesticides, what information is available that can help your testing programme. How MRL and ARfD divergences between EU and GB affect how the UK industry has to operate and the complications that can arise.
Creating your testing programme
Understanding the logic behind how to devise what parameters should be tested for based on information known such as pesticide approval lists and spray programmes. An awareness of what does not need to be testing coud save you a lot of money.
Pesticide testing in the laboratory
How to evaluate and gain confidence in technical competency from a laboratory. An awareness of 'proficiency testing' and 'measurement of uncertainty' and how this can help you manage your data more effectively.
What you will learn
17 June 2026
Dates
9:30am - 3:30pm (UK time)
Time
£280 (+ VAT) per person, group rates available
Cost
Live Online
Location
Meet the presenters
Steve
Global Food Contaminants Expert
20 years in food testing, recognised expert in field of food contaminants. Based at our Cambridge laboratory. Dual honours degree in Chemistry and Biochemistry.
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Williams
Naresh
Technical Account Director
35 years in the food testing sector. Recognised technical specialist in UK produce industry for pesticides testing. Based at our Cambridge site, one of the UK's largest food contaminants laboratories.
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Patel
Data management
Make the most of your testing data, understand how to troubleshoot when you have anamolous results - covered by Naresh's experienced situations working with the food industry for over 30 years.
Dietary safety assessments
Consumer safety is extremely topical amongst the UK retailers. Introduction to acute reference dose (ARfD) and acute daily intake (ADI) and how to use these values in the different calculation models such as NESTI (National Estimate of Short-Term Intake), NEDI (National Estimate of Dietary Intake) and PRIMo (Pesticide Residue Intake Model) that estimates the chronic and acute dietary consumer exposure to pesticide residues.
Ideal for
- Technical and QA professionals operating in the fresh produce sector
- Laboratory managers and analyst
- Regulatory and compliance specialists
Why attend
- Justify your pesticide testing programme
- Learn from leading experts
- Gain practical insights
Booking Form
Secure your place today - £280 (+ VAT) per person. We will be in contact following your booking to arrange payment. Limited places available. Digital materials and certificate of attendance included.
Hear from previous delegates
I can't imagine someone being able to communicate the subject better whilst also making sure you feel comfortable asking the simpler questions
Tia Morley
Technical Coordinator
APS Produce
The course was well presented and engaging. It helped me feel far more confident in my role. I would highly recommend this course to anyone working with or responsible for pesticide management and compliance
Alishia Partington
Quality & Food Safety Manager
Dasca Ltd
Special guest speaker
Lorraine
Principal Advisor
30 years experience in food regulation, with extensive knowledge of UK and EU legislation. She holds a degree in Biology and a UK trading standards professional qualification.
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Wilford
We're pleased to welcome Lorraine Wilford, Principal Advisor, as our special guest speaker for this upcoming course.
Lorraine will deliver an exclusive update on SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary) EU legislation, providing valuable insights into the latest regulatory developments and what they mean for pesticide use, compliance, and industry best practice.
This is a great opportunity to hear directly from our expert and stay ahead of evolving requirements.