By Tom Hargreaves on
What Evidence Is Actually Needed for a Robust Botanical Biopesticide Risk Assessment?
News Type: General
Tags: Biopesticides
Conventional regulatory assessment often starts with a data requirement: which study has not yet been submitted? For complex biological substances, ...
By Tom Hargreaves on
Why Mode-of-Action Matters in Botanical Biopesticide Risk Assessment
News Type: General
Tags: Biopesticides
Cyclotides are small cyclic peptides found in Clitoria ternatea . Their biological activity appears to involve interaction with cell membranes rathe...
By Tom Hargreaves on
Which Constituents Actually Matter in a Complex Botanical Extract?
News Type: General
Tags: Biopesticides
A complex botanical extract can contain dozens, sometimes hundreds, of potential constituents. That creates an obvious regulatory challenge: what sho...
By Martyn Shenton on
ECHA Recommends New Hazard Classifications for TFA & its Inorganic Salts
News Type: General
Tags: Chemicals, Toxicology & Human Health
The European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) has adopted an opinion recommending new harmonised classifications for tri...
By Karen Apenhorst on
Biopesticide Efficacy Requirements in Europe: What Changes for Low-Risk Plant Protection Products?
News Type: General
Tags: Agrochemicals, Plant Protection Products, Biopesticides
Plant protection products based on biopesticidal active substances often require a different approach to efficacy than conventional chemical products...
