ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act
94. Standards of pesticides and toxic substances
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
94. Standards of pesticides and toxic substances
The Cabinet Secretary shall, on the recommendation of the Authority—(a)determine standards for the concentration of pesticide residues in raw agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this paragraph, raw agricultural commodities—(i)include fresh or frozen fruit and vegetables in their raw state, grains, nuts, eggs, raw milk, meat and other agricultural produce;(ii)do not include any agricultural produce or good which is processed, fabricated or manufactured by cooking, dehydrating, milling, or by any other similar means;(b)establish standards to regulate the importation, exportation, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, use, packaging, transportation, disposal and advertisement of pesticides and toxic substances in consultation with the relevant organizations;(c)establish procedures for the registration of pesticides and toxic substances;(d)determine measures to ensure proper labelling and packaging of pesticides and toxic substances;(e)determine measures for monitoring the effects of pesticides and toxic substances on the environment;(f)determine measures for the establishment and maintenance of laboratories to operate as standards laboratories for pesticides and toxic substances; and(g)determine measures for the establishment of enforcement procedures and regulations for the storage, packaging and transportation of pesticides and toxic substances.