Are pesticides re-evaluated regularly?
A. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) systematically re-evaluates pesticides to ensure that they meet current-day standards. Health and environment studies are repeated as new scientific techniques are developed. Regulatory action is taken on any product that is found to result in an unacceptable risk of harm. In addition, whenever scientific approaches emerge that can enhance the PMRA’s evaluation process, the Agency integrates this new knowledge into pesticide risk assessments.
