Biocidal Products Committee: Rodent traps can be effective at controlling house mice infestations

Safer Chemicals Podcast

This episode gives you the highlights from the November meeting of our Biocidal Products Committee. Our guest is the Chair of the Committee, Erik van de Plassche.
The main topic of the episode is the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticides. We cover the main points of discussion and motivation for the committee’s opinion.
We also discuss the guidance on analysis of alternatives that was on the agenda for agreement, most interesting opinions on active substance approval and hear how the committee is planning to harmonise and streamline its processes to get ready for the future work load.
For more background, you can listen to our previous episodes where the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticides were discussed:
Biocidal Products Committee: Sulphur dioxide, iodine & anticoagulant rodenticides
Highlights from the December 2021 Biocidal Products Committee
More:
Rodent traps can be effective at controlling house mice infestations - news, 29 November 2022
Biocidal Products Committee
Background

The Committee prepares scientific opinions for the European Commission on biocidal active substances and on EU-wide authorisations of biocidal products.

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Κεφάλαια

1. The committee concluded on the comparative assessment of anticoagulant rodenticides (00:01:00)

2. Next steps for this opinion (00:13:01)

3. The committee also agreed on the guidance on analysis of alternatives (00:16:31)

4. Active substances approvals (00:21:27)

5. Streamlining and harmonising the application processes (00:25:57)

6. New chair for the committee needed from summer 2023 (00:29:23)