Our Covid-19 Global Overview: Getting the right biocides to market virtual conference gave attendees the chance to get a valuable understanding of how Covid-19 is affecting the biocides industry on a global scale.

Using a mix of presentations, discussion panels and Q&A sessions, the conference welcomed experts from the French Ecology Ministry, Echa???s BPR Enforcement FORUM, Lonza Specialty Ingredients, the European Commission and the US EPA to discuss:??

the derogations and other measures in place to facilitate market access of materials and products;
supply and demand;
rules for getting biocides to market in different countries; and
industry experiences managing the demand.

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Speakers

Olivier Gras
Deputy Director, Chemical Products in the Department for Risk Prevention, French Ecology Ministry

Dorota Napierska
Chemicals Policy & Projects Officer, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe

Mike Freemantle
Director Global Active Ingredient Management & Emerging Markets, Lonza Specialty Ingredients

Anita Pease
Director, Antimicrobials Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, US

Steven Bennett
Senior Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Household and Commercial Products Association

Seth Goldberg
Partner, Steptoe

Selina (YiXiao) Xu
Managing Scientist, Chemical Regulation and Food Safety, Exponent

Debora Leite
Latam Division Coordinator, Vigna Brasil

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News from the conference:

France outlines shift back to BPR rules for disinfectants
The French biocides authority is preparing to shift legal requirements for disinfectants back in line with the EU biocidal products Regulation (BPR) and phase out the derogations introduced in response to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, a Chemical Watch event has heard.

Europe: No push from disinfectants industry for further legal exemptions
Europe???s cleaning products industry is showing little appetite for acquiring further legal exemptions for disinfectants, amid confidence that demand for the products can be met.

US EPA comes under fire over emergency disinfectant exemption
Scientists and NGOs have voiced alarm over a lack of scrutiny behind the US EPA???s recent emergency approval of a disinfectant that claims to kill the coronavirus Covid-19 on surfaces for up to a week.

We regularly publish news coverage on Covid-19 on our website ??? click here to see recent articles.

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Covid-19 Global Overview: Getting the right biocides to market

Location

Virtual conference (+ video recordings)