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SLI Timeline: Regulatory History and Use of Selected Chemicals

Companion-animal ectoparasiticides — regulatory milestones and use trends

Regulatory milestone type
Discovery / market entry
Approval / expansion
Regulation / restriction
Ban / policy end
HISTORY TIMELINE (Regulatory milestones)
USE OVER TIME (Annual sales, kg)
Fipronil
Ectoparasiticide (phenylpyrazole)
1987-01-01
Discovered in France
1996-01-01
Introduced in the UK
2007-01-01
Officially included as an approved active substance for plant protection products
2011-01-01
Use and sale of seeds treated with fipronil were banned
2013-01-01
Under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
2017-01-01
Approval for fipronil for PPP expired
Imidacloprid
Ectoparasiticide (neonicotinoid)
1984-01-01
Discovered
1991-01-01
Introduced in the UK
2008-01-01
Added to EU approved pesticide active substances
2013-01-01
Seed treatment restrictions introduced / Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013
2018-01-01
Agricultural use restrictions reinforced
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History timeline: key regulatory events (source: events dataset).

Use over time: annual sales (kg) by product form; shaded bands mark regulatory events for the selected chemical.



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This visual tool allows users to overlay several datasets to visualize their links in order to build an integrated understanding of chemical pollution. It also provides a demonstration to display a regional overall state of the environment indicator.


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