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According to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, co-formulants are described as substances or preparations, which are used or intended to be used in a plant protection product or adjuvant, but are neither active substances nor safeners or synergists. Because they are thus equally spread in the environment, it has been agreed that the criteria concerning human […]
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The EU Commission has recently published the Implementing Regulations that approve the biocidal active substance “Active chlorine release from hypochlorous acid” with CAS number 7790-92-3, where the following dates have been stated for the submission of the BPR Dossiers: → PT1 (Regulation 2021/365): 1st July 2021 → PT2, 3 and 4 (Regulation 2021/347): 1st July […]
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Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is considered to be very alarming following an upward trend and thus posing a primary threat to public health. Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant germs are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to treat. In most cases, antibiotic-resistant infections require extended hospital stays, additional follow-up doctor visits, and costly and toxic alternatives. AMR has […]
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Belgian Medical Doctors and Health Professionals has published an open letter in the AIER for discussion regarding the impact on public health not only in Belgium but also around the world. Some keys points of this communication are as follows: The course of Covid-19 followed the course of a normal waver of infection similar to […]
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Developing a vaccine in about a year is unprecedented. It typically takes a minimum of 10 years for a vaccine to complete the three consecutive phases of the clinical research pipeline. This is because of the scope and length of the experiments, the need to critically assess the results at each stage and the regulatory […]
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The European Drinking Water Directive has been revised. The nature of the materials that come into contact with water intended for human consumption can affect the quality of the water, either by causing the migration of potentially harmful substances, promoting microbial proliferation or altering the smell, colour or taste of the water. At the EU […]
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Are you worried about the future renewal of the active substances you use in your Biocidal Products? Are you planning to develop new Biocidal products? If you want to be updated on this important topic, you can visit ECHA website. ECHA publish regularly the list of active substance/product-type combinations where an application for renewal is […]
Read MoreA consolidated opinion of the Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis supporting ECHA’s proposal to restrict the use of the substances Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4); Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) and dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6) has been published. The scope of the proposed restriction covers the uses of D4, D5 and D6 as a substance or in mixtures used by consumers […]
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Painting Products used to modify the surfaces that are treated in the sense to protect them from the development of undesired microorganisms, come under the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR). Depending on the active substances present in the Biocidal Products, whether they are still under EU revision or they are approved, different procedures need to be […]
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Sanitising products, such as hand sanitisers, come under the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR). The most common active substance used in hand sanitisers is Ethanol. Ethanol is currently being reviewed as a biocide active substance in the EU by Greece and no tentative date for approval is known now, so Biocidal products containing Ethanol fall under […]
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