Common sense prevails for fertiliser testing
“This is a real step forward”, comments AIC Fertiliser Sector Head, Jo Gilbertson. “Restricting testing just to the UK would run the risk of placing unnecessary additional pressure on fertiliser supply. The current system works well so we are delighted that we have found a practical solution”.
DEFRA will now draft a Statutory Instrument to amend Detonation Resistance Test legislation which AIC expects to be laid before Parliament by autumn.
AIC has also secured agreement for leeway on bag labelling to allow the use of existing bags with EC labelling after January 2023. “This agreement has also come as a welcome development”, says Mr Gilbertson, “It’s a sensible and practical decision allowing the sector to use up any EC marked bags as long as the contents and tare are correctly labelled”.
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About AIC
As the UK agricultural supply industry's leading trade association, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) represents businesses in key sectors within the supply chains that feed the nation.
Its Member businesses supply UK farmers and growers with the animal feed, fertiliser, seed, crop protection products, trusted advice and quality services that are essential to producing food, as well as trading crops and commodities across the globe.
Formed in October 2003 by a merger of three trade associations, today AIC has over 230 Members in the agri-supply trade and represents £17.8 billion* turnover at farmgate.
AIC works on behalf of its Members by lobbying policymakers and stakeholders, delivering information, providing trade assurance schemes, and offering technical support.
AIC Services manages a range of services, including Trade Assurance Schemes and professional registers recognised by the UK Government as essential means to underpin feed and food safety alongside fertiliser security.
These schemes and professional registers include:
- Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC)
- Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS)
- Universal Feed Assurance Scheme (UFAS)
- European Seed Treatment Assurance (ESTA)
- Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS)
- Feed Adviser Register (FAR)
- Renewable Energy Directive (RED)
- Forage Assurance Scheme (FAA)
- AIC Services Palm Oil Credit Scheme (APOCS)
*According to a 2023 survey of AIC Members.
Press Contact
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