Unit Toxicology of Products and their Safe Use

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Our tasks

The unit assesses whether the health of all persons can be ensured when the product is used as intended. People who may come into contact with plant protection products and biocidal products include operators, workers and unintended third parties such as residents and bystanders, as well as pets and farm animals.

The unit directly implements European regulations and national laws for biocidal and plant protection products. These stipulate the necessity of performing a safety assessment of the application for the evaluation and authorization procedures for pesticides. This is carried out in line with the EU regulations on pesticides (Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009) and biocides (Regulation (EC) No. 528/2012), as well as with the regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)(Regulation (EC) 1272/2008).

Key activities

Legal basis

The unit directly implements European regulations and national laws for biocidal and plant protection products. These stipulate the necessity of performing a safety assessment of the application for the evaluation and authorization procedures for pesticides. This is carried out in line with the EU regulations on

  • pesticides (Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009) and
  • biocides (Regulation (EC) No. 528/2012), as well as with
  • regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)(Regulation (EC) 1272/2008).

Further activities

Relevant publications

Contact

Dr. Sabine Martin Head Unit - Toxicology of Products and their Safe Use Address: Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Germany
Postal address: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfRshort forGerman Federal Institute for Risk Assessment)
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: +49-30-18412-26400 +49-30-18412-26400 Fax: +49-30-18412-626400 E-mail: 64@mail.bfr.bund.de
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