Biocides, BPR and Biocidal Product Regulations
It has been more than eight years since the EU biocidal products Regulation (BPR) came into force. In that time, the biocides sector has faced numerous challenges, from adapting to the latest regulatory developments, to meeting the soaring demand for biocides such as hand sanitiser and disinfectants during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ongoing concerns around the risks of biocides products to human health and the environment make biocidal regulation a focus for policymakers. For product safety professionals, it's more critical than ever to keep up to date.
Chemical Watch is committed to keeping you informed. Our award-winning content team track every business-critical development in biocides and the BPR as it happens – see our sample content below. Our regular conferences and training events are also a source of unmissable regulatory updates for you and your team.
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David Dillon
Senior Regulatory And Compliance Analyst
David is a senior regulatory and compliance analyst at Chemical Watch, and is our expert on biocides and Brexit. He has a wealth of industry experience and previously worked for the UK Health and Safety Executive for 19 years, where he dealt with UK, European and international chemical control schemes.
Vanessa has covered biocides for Chemical Watch since 2013, following the implementation of the EU biocidal products Regulation (BPR), and other developments in the sector globally. She also leads our coverage on occupational hygiene and has more than a decade of experience reporting on the chemical industry.
Vanessa Zainzinger
Biocides Editor
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07 October 2021
Substance redefinitions can delay approvals by years
29 September 2021
Proposed ban on skin sensitisers could affect ‘practically all consumer products’
23 September 2021
Impact assessment open for comments until 19 October
18 October 2021
Loss of propiconazole would leave no options for protecting wood-based products in construction
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12 October 2021
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Soaring use of biocides during the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked calls for a recalibration. Chemical Watch biocides editor, Vanessa Zainzinger, reports
11 May 2021
10 February 2021
Activities that directly relate to identifying and managing the risks of chemicals of concern will be the agency’s top priority for 2021, says executive director Bjorn Hansen
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30 NOVEMBER 2021
Understanding Biocides Regulations in the US
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Join us and our expert speakers for the two-day Biocides USA conference. On they first day, hear about the latest developments in the US, covering the EPA’s Covid-19 response efforts and priorities for 2022, EPA efforts to regulate antimicrobial devices, and enforcement updates.
Day two of the conference looks at global developments in biocides regulation covering other parts of America, Asia and Europe, as well as OECD efforts to coordinate governmental pandemic responses.
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