18 May 2016 - 18 May 2016

EFSA-RIVM Symposium: the future of risk assessment and toxicity testing for chemical mixtures, Utrecht (NL)

Every day, we are exposed to a mixture of substances via food, the air and our skin. Much progress has been made in developing methods for assessing the risk to public health of such exposure to multiple chemicals. EFSA and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) will hold a symposium that aims to present and discuss the state of the art of such methods. It will focus on the following topics: The state of play regarding implementation of cumulative risk assessment of pesticides in Europe. Enhancing knowledge on efficient toxicity testing of chemical mixtures while reducing animal testing. How new testing technology will improve understanding of mixture toxicity and human risk assessment.

Organizer

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)

Location

Utrecht Netherlands

Link to Event

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/160518a