OECD: Agricultural Pesticides | Report of the 10th Biopesticides Expert Group Seminar on Bioinformatics and Regulation of Microbial Pesticides

The seminar focused on the potential use of genome sequencing, bioinformatic tools and databases in a regulatory decision-making process for microbial pesticides. While this technology and the supporting tools are routinely used in the research and development sector, the added value of using them within the current regulatory approach that is based on hazard characterisation and exposure assessment has yet to be determined. Together, leading actors in the field of pesticides management shared knowledge, experience and possible concerns on the potential use of this technology and the supporting tools in the evaluation of microbial pesticides. This report identifies preliminary recommendations on the use of bioinformatics and sequencing tools.

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