Workshop report on assessment of pesticides with endocrine disrupting properties now published
Substances that have adverse effects on the endocrine system, so-called endocrine disruptors, are increasingly subject to public interest. The new EC regulation on the placing of plant protection products on the market (Reg. (EC) No 1107/2009) therefore stipulates that only substances that do not have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effects in humans are approved in plant protection products. In order to develop assessment and decision criteria necessary for this purpose, BfR organised a workshop entitled "Establishment of decision criteria in human health risk assessment for substances with endocrine disrupting properties under EU plant protection product regulation" in November last year. The workshop report is now available.
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The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) observed a slight increase in the number of cases of carbon monoxide poisoning in indoor areas in 2008. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a central theme in the brochure “Cases of Poisoning Reported by Physicians 2008” which has just been published. According to this, a total of eleven cases were notified in which adults and children suffered damage to their health after using a charcoal grill in their homes. The brochure also describes cases of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred in indoor go-kart centres. It is available free of charge from BfR.
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