Webinar: The Regulation Of Endocrine Disruptors In The European Union

This Webinar, organised by CHCS & Kerona Scientific, is an introduction to the definition and regulation of endocrine disruptors in the European Union (EU). At the end of the webinar, participants will have a good understanding of what endocrine disruption is and of the practical implications for stakeholders in the EU dealing with substances and products that need to undergo assessment for potential endocrine disruption, for example substances that are used in the context of the regulations governing EU Biocidal and Plant Protection Products.

In particular participants will:

• Understand the definition of endocrine disruptors criteria.
• Understand the terminology and definitions related to endocrine disruption.
• Be introduced to the ECHA/EFSA Guidance for the identification of endocrine disruptors in the context of Regulations (EU) No 528/2012 and (EC) No 1107/2009.
• Be introduced to the stepwise evaluation approach based on the guidance.
• Be aware of endocrine disruptors assessment of co-formulants of products.

Who should attend?

This webinar is designed for a wide audience. It will appeal to those involved in or responsible for EU regulatory compliance of chemicals, biocides and plant protection products.

• New recruits working in the field of biocides and plant protection products.
• Technical or scientific personnel working in companies that manufacture, import or supply biocidal products or ‘articles’ for use in the EU.
• Managers of biocide or plant protection regulatory departments.

Benefits Of Attending

Attendance of this webinar will ensure that you and your organisation are aware of the latest developments and your obligations with regards to endocrine disruptors under the Biocidal Products and Plant Protection Products Regulations.

Catherine Alhaddad, Kerona Scientific
Catherine has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from the Applied Sciences University (Jordan) and an M.Sc. in Analytical Toxicology from the University of Jordan.

Catherine is a specialist in regulatory toxicology, human health exposure modelling and risk assessment, physical-chemical properties and analytical methodology. She has a broad range of scientific experience including laboratory management and HPLC, AAS and UV instrumentation.

Catherine began working in 2005 for an international feed manufacturing company as laboratory manager, responsible for obtaining laboratory accreditation and introducing HPLC instrumentation. She moved into regulatory affairs in 2007, working as a consultant with leading international consultancies specialising in agrochemical, biocide, REACH and cosmetics registrations. Catherine has significant experience in reviewing scientific data, data gap analysis and dossier preparation in these sectors, as well as poison centre notification.

At Kerona, Catherine focuses on exposure modelling and risk assessments for biocides, plant protection and REACH using ECHA’s Biocides Human Health Exposure Methodology, ConsExpo, EFSA’s Guidance and calculator, ECETOC, ART and RISKOFDERM, as well as specialised modelling and argumentation for special cases.

Catherine speaks fluent Arabic and has dealt with regulatory authorities worldwide and is the main contact point for submissions to the Middle Eastern region.

Registration
The webinar is free of charge for members of CHCS: please click on the REGISTER button on this web page. 

You will receive an email of confirmation and then an email from GoToWebinar explaining how to join the event on the day.

We are also pleased to offer the webinar free-of-charge to members of BADGP and SCHC (click on the links to see how to register).

If you are interested in attending, but not a member of these organisations, you can JOIN CHCS and then register, free-of-charge. Further webinars on a variety of topics are also being planned.