This European Standard contains an assessment of the safety implications of soil improvers and growing media. This assessment provides a framework in which guidelines have been suggested to protect users (the exposed human population in general), the environment (flora, fauna, and ecosystems in a broad sense, including soil and water) and plants that are grown in the soil improver or growing medium.
Each hazard is discussed separately and includes:
• a description of the hazard;
• existing regulations that are relevant;
• a discussion of the applicability of the hazard to soil improvers and growing media; and;
This is summarized with a list of the hazards and corresponding recommended actions. The annexes contain references and
background information.
Not included in the investigations were the following quality aspects:
• commonly referred to as ‘fitness for purpose’, i.e. the commercial quality, composition or formulation that makes a product suited to
satisfy a specific market application;
• pertaining to consumer protection from commercial fraud including product conformity to a stated composition and tolerances of
deviations from it
Registration number (WIID)
83409
Scope
This European Standard contains an assessment of the safety implications of soil improvers and growing media. This assessment provides a framework in which guidelines have been suggested to protect users (the exposed human population in general), the environment (flora, fauna, and ecosystems in a broad sense, including soil and water) and plants that are grown in the soil improver or growing medium.
Each hazard is discussed separately and includes:
• a description of the hazard;
• existing regulations that are relevant;
• a discussion of the applicability of the hazard to soil improvers and growing media; and;
This is summarized with a list of the hazards and corresponding recommended actions. The annexes contain references and
background information.
Not included in the investigations were the following quality aspects:
• commonly referred to as ‘fitness for purpose’, i.e. the commercial quality, composition or formulation that makes a product suited to
satisfy a specific market application;
• pertaining to consumer protection from commercial fraud including product conformity to a stated composition and tolerances of
deviations from it
