Programme
Overview of the regulatory requirements and expectations as they apply to efficacy under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation
" General efficacy information requirements
o Review of test requirements for product types 1 to 5
o Relevant test organisms
o Discussion of available standard test methods
" Acceptable test methods and testing strategies
o Discussion of tiered testing
o What is meant by performance standards, pass/fail criteria
o What happens when data does not meet the requirements
o Quality expectations for individual reports and data sets
" Claim substantiation
o Identifying the potential label claims made for a product and how (using the Guidance) to use the available test data to support them.
" Borderlines/scope issues
David Dillon; David Ashworth, Klarus Consulting Ltd, UK