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Programme

  1. Welcome and introduction

  2. Session 1: Updates from the EPA

  3. Moderator: Seth Goldberg, Partner, Steptoe

  4. The EPA’s 2022 priorities, continued Covid-19 response efforts and lessons learned

    • Overview and scope of the US EPA’s Antimicrobials Division activities
    • Priorities for 2022

  5. Covid-19 Lessons: EPA PPDC’s emerging pathogens work group recommendations and next steps

    • Covid timeline and response
    • Introduction to EPA Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) and work group charge
    • Work group recommendations and status of implementation
    • Future of work group and next steps

  6. EPA efforts to regulate antimicrobial devices

    Diane Isbell, Ombudsman/Senior Advisor, Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, US Environmental Protection Agency

  7. FIFRA enforcement priorities

  8. Q&A and panel discussion

  9. Networking and break

  10. Session 2: Current hot topics

  11. Moderator: Seth Goldberg, Partner, Steptoe

  12. Federal regulation of treated articles 

     

  13. Copper in antifouling – an industry perspective on regulations and supporting data over 25 years  

    • How it is made and how it performs
    • Environmental advantages, risks and data
    • Regulatory actions globally and in the USA
    • Supportive outcomes 

  14. Steps the Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA) and its members have taken to enhance public health during the pandemic

  15. Responsible disinfecting during a pandemic and beyond

    • Avoiding hygiene theatre 
    • Protecting frontline workers  
    • Safer disinfecting chemicals 
    • Green Seal’s Safer Cleaning and Disinfecting Guide  

  16. Supply chain issues in the biocidal industry

    • Chemical supply chain 
      • the issue and its consequences   
    • Industry efforts to address supply disruptions  
    • Regulatory efforts 
      • with the antimicrobial division   
      • trades  
    • Conclusion 
      • lessons learned 

  17. Q&A and panel discussion: What are possible solutions to supply chain issues on public policy and industry in the wake of Covid-19, weather events, geopolitical pressures, and environmental issues?

  18. Networking and break

  19. Session 3: Efficacy updates

  20. Moderator: Dave Dillon, Senior Regulatory and Compliance Analyst, Chemical Watch, UK

  21. Interim protocols and guidance for residual claims

    • Residual disinfection claims  
    • Supplemental residual antimicrobial products  
    • Durability component of testing  
    • Public comments  
    • Next steps  

  22. Developments on a draft standard test method for quantitatively evaluating the efficacy of disinfectants on hard surfaces

  23. The latest efficacy testing developments, requirements and technologies: Quantitative towelette method, ESS guidance, soft surface disinfection, and more

    • Quantitative towelette method
      • description, status, next steps
    • ESS guidance
      • description, status, next steps
    • Soft surface disinfection
      • description, status, next steps
    • Quick updates on upcoming changes for:
      • virucidal disinfection
      • C. auris disinfection
      • air treatment

  24. Q&A and panel discussion

  25. End of day 1