NSF Steering Committee Presentation

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NSF Steering Committee Presentation

• Mike Paulson
• NCH International
• September 2002

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European approvals for Disinfectants and
sanitizers
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Current NSF Registration Quidelines
5.5 Antimicrobical Agents Products
shall be registered by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for use in food establishments
and adequate documentation of that registration,
including registered EPA labels shall be provided
to NSF for review.
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Comparison of European and USA Disinfectant
Registration Requirements
 
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EU and USA Disinfectant Reg Requirements
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From an OECD Report Survey of OECD Member
Countries' Approaches to the Regulation of
Biocides, 99.
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Resistance

• All 23 biocide product types
• as categorised by EU (see table 1, annex 1).
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• The applicant must submit sufficient efficacy
  data to substantiate the label claim against the
  target organism/s in the normal conditions of
  use.
• The principles for an harmonized evaluation of
  the dossiers and decision taken for the
  authorization of a biocidal product by member
  states are provided by annex VI to the directive,
  the common principles. A technical guidance
  document aimed to amplify and explain the common
  principles is under preparation. This document
  will give practical guidance, between other
  things, in assessing risks, effectiveness and
  unacceptable effects like, for example,
  resistance.

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Proposal

• Allow country(region) specific biocide
  registration to qualify a disinfectant /
  sanitizer for NSF listing as long as all other
  NSF requirements are met.

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