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Public consultation on new data requirements for Biocides with endocrine-disrupting properties until March 12, 2020

11th March 2020

Regulation (EU) No 528/2013, in its Annexes II and III, gives the data requirements for approval or authorization of biocidal actives and products. These annexes will be amended to identify endocrine-disrupting properties of biocides.

Successfull GLP inspection

4th November 2019 - 31st December 2019

Six inspectors examined 24 finalised and 17 running studies. Besides the studies, the inspectors also checked the processes of our archiving, substance administration and IT department.

Revision of the Fish Acute Toxicity Testing Guideline OECD 203

25th June 2019

The revised guideline describes how to perform acute toxicity tests with fish in more detail, for example the use of alternative methods for testing and range-finding and demands on analytics as well as statistical analysis.

Promising results of Glyceria maxima ring-test

29th May 2019

The EU regulation for herbicidal compounds requires in some cases the assessment of a monocot plant species. Due to the lack of a suitable guideline, the development of a test method was necessary and Glyceria maxima was selected as appropriate species.

Endocrine Disruptors Webinar

7th March 2019

The presentation was prepared by Dr. Melanie Lichtenberger and Dr. Annegaike Leopold (Calidris Environment BV). They explained the hazard identification criteria for endocrine disruptors.

Ecotoxicological Testing for Endocrine Disrupting Properties

17th May 2018 - 30th June 2018

The regulations for plant protection products and biocides (EU 1107/2009 and EU 528/2012) have now been amended for testing of endocrine disrupting properties. For details see Regulation 2017/2100 for Biocides and Regulation 2018/605 for Plant Protection Products.

Technical innovations open up new possibilities in our E-fate lab

As a response to increasing demands we enlarged our environmental fate lab considerably and the high-tech infrastructure facilities open up new possibilities and higher capacities.

ibacon is committed to the health of its employees

15th March 2018 - 26th April 2018

Occupational safety is conspicuously the basis for a healthy working place. This is a very important topic. Therefore education in occupational safety along with high safety standard is a main concern at ibacon.

Nondestructive sampling of vitellogenin from skin mucus of fish

31st January 2018 - 15th March 2018

The identification of endocrine disruptors is an important concern of chemical risk assessment.

Early Life Stage Fish Test as a Basis for Data Modelling

29th August 2017 - 29th September 2017

Ecological modelling is a valuable tool for the assessment of specific exposure scenarios.