The Pesticides Safety Directorate: www.pesticides.gov.uk

The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, administers the regulation of agricultural, horticultural, forestry, food storage and home garden pesticides. The principal functions of PSD are to evaluate and process applications for approval of pesticide products for use in Great Britain and provide advice to Government on pesticides policy. Postal address: PSD, Mallard House, Kings Pool, 3 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PX, UK Telephone: In the UK: 01904 455775 International: + 44 1904 455775 FAX: In the UK: 01904 455733 International: + 44 1904 455733 Email: Information Section: p.s.d.information@psd.maff.gsi.gov.uk

Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA): www.defra.gov.uk Previously known as Ministry of Agricultural Fisheries & Food (MAFF)

The Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, administers the regulation of agricultural, horticultural, forestry, food storage and home garden pesticides. The principal functions of PSD are to evaluate and process applications for approval of pesticide products for use in Great Britain and provide advice to Government on pesticides policy. Postal address: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR Telephone: 020 7238 6000 (switchboard) FAX: 020 7238 6591

Health and Safety Executive: www.hse.gov.uk

Mission: to ensure that the risks to people’s health and safety from work activities are properly controlled. Telephone: +44 8701 545500 FAX: +44 2920 85926 Email: hseinformationservices@natbrit.com

Oxford Plant Sciences Ltd: www.o-p-s.co.uk

Established in 1983, OPS is a GAP and GLP compliant company with experience in all types of trials including: • Field Trials • Glasshouse Trials • Compatibility Trials • Screening Services • Amenity, Forestry and Environmental Studies Postal address: 3 Lower Farm Barns, Bainton Road, Bucknell, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX27 7LT United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1869 243333 FAX: +44 1869 243333 Email: info@o-p-s.co.uk

Oxford Analytical Ltd: www.oxford-analytical.co.uk

Established in 1990, Oxford Analytical (OAN) provide the majority of the laboratory requirements for the Oxford Agriculture Group. The main activity of OAN is the determination of pesticide residues in field crops; this extends to metabolite determinations, method validation and method development. OAN specialise in water, soil and plant tissue analysis for a wide variety of measurements including major nutrients, minor nutrients, trace elements, toxic heavy metals and metalloids, residues of insecticides, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. All studies undertaken are conducted within the principles of Good Laboratory Practice. The company is certified under the Department of Health's GLP scheme, and has been since 1989 Postal address: 3A Telford Road, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX26 4LD United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1869 325369 FAX: +44 1869 369173 Email: dnorris@oxford-analytical.fsbusiness.co.uk

Oxford Agricultural Trials Ltd: www.oxagtrials.co.uk

Established in 1984, OAT is both GAP and GLP compliant and certified under the PSD competence scheme. OAT specialises in: • Demonstration Trials: Crop Variety Trials; Inoculated blight trials: Follow-on Crop Trials • Efficacy Trials and Residue Trials Postal address: West Farm Barns, Stratton Audley, Nr. Bicester, Oxfordshire OX27 9AS United Kingdom Telephone: +44 1869 278172 FAX: +44 1869 278022 Email: info@oxagtrials.co.uk