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  • July 15, 2024
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DEEP DIVE: ECHA To Publish Antibiotic Resistance Guidance for Biocidal Products by End of 2024


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Led by France, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and other European Union (EU) member states are working on new guidance to assess antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in biocidal active substances and products.

Wim De Coen, head of unit, hazard assessment and scientific coordination at ECHA, predicted the guidelines will be ready for publication by the end of this year during a recent webinar.

De Coen is also chief editor of ECHA’s Key Areas of Regulatory Challenge (KARCs) document, the updated version of which came out on 12 June 2024. De Coen was joined on the webinar with other ECHA officials, as well as by representatives from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Environment Agency (EEA).

“The possible development of [antimicrobial resistance (AMR)] is actually not a standard assessment criterion for biocidal products, but if information is available, it is taken into consideration,” he told the audience.

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