9 Nov
2018
Invitation to free seminar:
Legislation on Endocrine Disrupters in the EU
Preliminary program:
9:00
Check in + coffee and tea
#riskorhazard
Free seminar:
9:30
Welcome
9:40
“Hazard based legislation in the European Union –
The
future of PPPs (Robert Racz, Chair DCPA)
10:00
“Biologics in Crop Protection –
Challenges and
Opportunities
–
are they a better option than chemicals from a
human health perspective?” Harry Teicher,
PhD
10:30
”Learnings from the EU legislative process on ED and
pesticides, how to obtain a rational pesticides regulation in the
future” Andy Adams,
Dr Bayer Crop Science, ECPA
11:00
”Conflicting communications by scientists: Does
endocrine disruption real require a special approach in
toxicological risk assessment?, Daniel Dietrich, Professor,
University of Konstanz, Germany
11:30
”Pain-killers
and effects on male reproductive organs,
evidence and mechanisms” Henrik Leffers, Senior Scientist,
Copenhagen formerly Rigshospitalet department of
reproduction
12:00
Lunch, networking and poster session
13:00
”The cocktail effect – does pesticides play a role?”,
Martin Larsson, Researcher and Regulatory Scientist, Bayer
Danmark
13.30
Low dose effects? - Results from reproduction toxicity
studies of single compounds and mixtures” Stephanie
Melching-Kollmuss, Dr, Certified Toxicologist (DGPT, ERT),
BASF SE, DE
14:00
”What does epidemiology say about pesticides and
health risks? Can epi-data be used in regulatory decision
making?” Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, PhD, Senior Advisor
Danish EPA, member of Scientific Committee EFSA
14:30
‘The epidemiologic evidence linking endocrine
disrupting chemicals with male reproductive disorders’ Jens
Peter Ellekilde Bonde, Professor, Dr Med Sc, PhD, MD
Arbejds- og miljømedicinsk klinik, Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg
Hospital
15:00
”Is there a risk in using pesticides? Should we trust the
scientists?” Herman Autrup, Professor Department of Public
Health - Institute of Environmental and Occupational Medicine,
Aarhus University, DK
15:30
Q&A and debate
–
moderator yet to be announced
16:00
Networking
Legislation on Endocrine
Disrupters in the EU
Is health at risk or is the legislation on EDs
a hazard in itself?
A seminar for everyone with an interest in the future of
crop protection and the science and regulation of
pesticides potential effects on human health.
Risk or hazard?
The Danish Crop Protection
Association member companies work with many
aspects of crop protection, including Endocrine
Disrupters. We would like to share some expert
opinions with you, to invite to collaboration and to
debate different perspectives on the use of plant
protection products in modern agriculture.
The Danish Crop Protection Association (DCPA)
would like to invite you to the seminar focusing on the
newest knowledge and legislation concerning
Endocrine Disrupters, while broadening your network.
The seminar is
free of charge
and it will take place on
November 9
th
2018
from
9:00
to
16:00
at Corteva
Agriscience - Agricultural Division of DowDuPont,
Langebrogade 1, 1411 København K.
Register using this link
ED Seminar
before
October
19
th
2018,
or send an e-mail to
Attention: ‘ED Seminar’.
Enter e-mail, name,
company and occupation. Please share the
invitation with your network. In case of cancellation
please give notice to
Inquiries from the press or questions regarding the seminar can
be addressed to the DCPA by e-mail:
The seminar is sponsored by the Danish Crop Protection Association
(DCPA) and the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA).