Highlights

Metabolites 

• EFSA's Scientific Opinion on testing and interpretation of in vitro comparative metabolism studies
• OECD Guidance on residue definition – toxicological considerations
• Use and implementation of EFSA’s templates for submission of in silico information on metabolites and impurities

Cumulative assessment

• EFSA's Guidance on Scientific criteria for grouping chemicals into assessment groups (MixTox2)
• Cumulative assessment groups – industries work

Evaluation of pesticides, general

• Historical control data (HCD) and its use for evaluation of studies results

Genotoxicity

• EFSA’s Guidance on aneugenicity assessment
• Industry perspective on changes in the Guidance of groundwater metabolites as regards genotoxicity

New approach methodologies

• EFSA’s Scientific Opinion on developmental neurotoxicity (DNT)
• EU-ToxRisk experience as regards chemical read-across
• EFSA's project on read-across and how to take read-across further in risk assessment

Who do you meet?

Groups that should take part:

Managing directors, boards of directors, members of supervisory boards, managers and scientists in the field of:

• Toxicology
• Registration
• Marketing & distribution
• Human exposure & risk assessment
• Research & development
• Product stewardship & responsible care
• Human/Consumer safety – crop protection

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Research institutes, authorities (agricultural inspection offices, registration and control authorities)
• Professional associations
• Contract laboratories