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Checking whether a pesticide is authorised in the United Kingdom

Plant protection product authorisation in the United Kingdom is administered through the Health and Safety Executive, which publishes the Pesticides Register of Authorised Plant Protection Products. That register is the place to confirm whether a specific product is currently authorised.

United Kingdom · Pesticides · last verified 2026-08-20

What applies

  • Confirm a product’s authorisation status in the official registerCheck the official source

    HSE publishes the Pesticides Register of Authorised Plant Protection Products as the official record of UK authorisations. AgricultureID has verified the register itself; the operative statutory provision has not been read, so no legal obligation is asserted here.

    Applies to: Anyone checking whether a plant protection product may be used in the UK

    Why this is recorded

    Recorded as uncertain in United Kingdom.

    Official source
    Source page
    Checking whether a pesticide is authorised in the United KingdomNo operative legal text was read for this requirement, so it is traced to the authority page that states it.
    What AgricultureID records
    uncertaina value from MandatoryStatus, not a quotation
    Standing
    Not establishedlast verified 2026-08-20
    • This page identifies the responsible body and the official register; it does not state the statutory requirement, which is set out in United Kingdom law.
    • A product label remains legally binding where official guidance says so. AgricultureID provides informational references to official sources and does not replace legal or professional advice.

    Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.

    Check in: Pesticides Register of Authorised Plant Protection Products

    Source: HSE — Pesticides

Who regulates this

Official sources

Important limitations

  • This page identifies the responsible body and the official register; it does not state the statutory requirement, which is set out in United Kingdom law.
  • A product label remains legally binding where official guidance says so. AgricultureID provides informational references to official sources and does not replace legal or professional advice.

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