USA Organic Foods Productoin Act of 1990 (OFPA)
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) is a U.S. legislation enacted as part of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990. Its purpose is to establish…
Evaluation and Substitution of Active Substances in Biocidal Products: Ethanol Consultation
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has launched a public consultation on the availability of substitutes and alternatives to ethanol in certain biocidal products. This consultation is part of the European…
SMET – Single Market in the EU for plant protection products
The SMET (Single Market for Environmental Technologies) is a European Union initiative that emerged in 2020 and aims to foster the development and commercialization of innovative environmental technologies within the…
Approval Date Biocide EU: Prallethrin (Insecticide)
On October 2, 2024, the European Commission published the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2575, which indicates the approval date of Prallethrin as an insecticide biocidal active substance (PT18). The effective date…
Biocidal Product Regulation REFIT
On 25 February, the European Parliament adopted the proposal to amend the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). The amendment clarifies some ambiguous terms and errors which were identified not long after…
EPA Safer Choice label and Design for the Environment Certification
Kaeltia Consulting provides an overview of the new EPA Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) Pesticide Projects Efforts by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider the effects…
Hazard Coformulants Assessment (Part 1) An urgent need detected
In recent times, there is an important interest in hazard coformulants assessment together with the active substances due to the impact in the safe use of the PPP. EFSA and…
Anticoagulant Rodenticides in the EU Under renewal until December 31, 2026
The biocidal active substances with anticoagulant rodenticide action (TP14) such as brodifacoum, bromadiolone, chlorophacinone, coumatetralil, difenacum, difethialone and floucoumafen are currently under the renewal process after submitting the corresponding applications…
What is the REACH regulation?
The REACH Regulation is an EU regulation designed to protect human health and the environment from the risks posed by chemical substances. At the same time, it promotes new testing…