This is exciting news for the assessment world! Software tool DROPLET has been developed by the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb) to assess whether pesticides in Dutch surface water abstraction points for drinking water production may exceed the...

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has announced the release of its updated guidance document for assessing risks to honeybees, bumble bees and solitary bees from plant protection products. This new guidance document has been revised to incorporate the latest scientific knowledge and cutting-edge methodologies for...

ECHA launched the public consultation on formaldehyde released from the reaction products of paraformaldehyde and 2-hydroxypropylamine. If an active substance meets any of the criteria listed in Article 10(1) of the BPR, the evaluating competent authority may identify it as a potential candidate for substitution...

The BPR requires the evaluation of active substances contained in biocidal products, as well as the evaluation of the products themselves before they can be placed on the EU market. Member States of the EU are responsible for evaluating the active substances and biocidal products...

It has been announced that the European Commission has amended Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 to add hazard classes to the classification, labelling, and packaging of substances and mixtures and to introduce new classification criteria to identify endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and persistent...

  PRIMO is a calculator tool use to assess EU maximum residues levels (MRLs) for pesticides, or proposals for MRLs, the chronic and acute dietary consumer exposure to pesticide residues estimation.   According to the model, that is based on national food consumption figures and unit...

The most challenging part was the evaluation of studies which do not have specific standard test guideline. In order to assess the validity of individual studies, it is therefore necessary to have the availability of appraisal criteria contained in Critical Appraisal Tools (CATs). The scope...

The EU Green Deal’s Farm to Fork Strategy is moving us towards a sustainable food system. In EU adopted regulations for Biopesticides, European union has announced, amended and adopted the regulations regarding biopesticides on (EU) Nos. 546/2011 and 1107/2009 (Annex II) lay out standardized principles...

An updated version of the SPC format will be compatible with IUCLID SPC Editor (prepared by EFSA) is dedicated for creating a summary of product characterisation for a single product, product families, and members of the family. ECHA updating that in the future applicant must...