It is important for companies and organizations to
have a strategic plan in which they analyze their environment, define goals and
objectives, and develop strategies and plans. In the next five years, NAFTA’s Technical
Working Group has a goal to, “align the North American registration systems for
pesticides and products treated with pesticides and make work- sharing a way of
doing business.” To do this it must identify trade barriers and ways to promote
the introduction of pest management tools. Its next objective is to encourage
cooperation on reviews of pesticide use. Another objective they have to meet
their goal is to, “work cooperatively on priority science and regulatory issues
and practices including data requirements, science approaches and policies for
data interpretation, and risk assessment and communications of regulatory
decisions.” NAFTA realizes that it must
evolve its goals and strategic objectives as the regulatory nature of pesticides
advance. Read the full strategic plan
here: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-01/documents/nafta-5yr-strategic-plan.pdf
-Lorreen McCabe
I had never even thought about the idea that Pestices would be an element of NAFT. I can understand it regulating fruits / vegetables / produce, but not sure I would have thought about pesticides. I am impressed that they are taking in a multi year aspect to this as well. Thank you for sharing this. I had always thought agriculture was a contention point inside NAFTA. I am pleased to see that this is an element as there is so mamy chemicals that are in our diets.
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I would agree with you that it is very important for an organization to have a strategic plan that will analyze their environment as well as define goals and objectives. I am also very surprised that the NAFTA’s goal is to align the North American registration system for pesticides and products treated with pesticides and make work sharing a way of doing business. From me understand about pesticides is that we use them for destroying insects and other organisms that are harmful on foods that we may eat. Personally, I buy a lot of my food pesticide free due to me not trusting this chemical and hurting myself in the process. My entire family has always been this way as we continue to do so today. I will have to keep up and see if Canada, the United States, and Mexico succeed in their five-year strategy.
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While I completely agree with regulations making food safer for all consumers, the changes sometimes take too long to enact. The food industry is a very cumbersome giant. One example is the ban on partially hydrogenated oils passed by the FDA. The regulation was passed in June of 2015, yet manufacturers are not required to fully enact the change until June 2018. I can say the company I work for conformed within the first year of the regulation, yet I know of many others waiting until the deadline.I just hope NAFTA enacts the change sooner rather than later.
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