Workshop: Potential risks of microbials

Innsbruck, Austria

 

 

Wednesday 12.04.2006

Plenum session: Short introduction in current MBCAs in market

(problems in registration, potential hazards, fate and behaviour)

Hermann Strasser: Welcome and introduction

Guido Sterk: Experience in microbial registration

Hermann Strasser: Fungi against insects

Marina Niemi: Fungi against plant pathogens

Sergio Franceschini: Bacteria against insects

Margareta Hökeberg: Bacteria against plant pathogens

Martin Andermatt: Virus

Ehlers: Objectives of REBECA and the group work

 

Group work

Evaluation of risks - categorise risks, make a

ranking/priority list of risks "Risk Megaplan"

Conclude on a "risk megaplan"

 

Plenum session: Discussion of the group work results

 
 

Thursday 13.04.2006

Plenum session: Presentations on risks

Claudio Altomare: Fungal metabolites

Gabriele Berg: Risks of bacterial MBCAs

Jürg Huber: Risks of using virus

Joel Vanneste: Human risks of Pantoea

 

Group work

Suggest assessment strategies for relevant risks

Conclude on risk assessment strategies

 

Plenum session: Comparison of indicated risks, suggested assessment strategies and current registration requirements

Anita Fjelsted: Current regulating system and data requirements within the EU

Rüdiger Hauschild: Current regulating system and data requirements in non EU countries

Tycho Vermeulen: GENOEG Breed

 

Plenum session: Discussion of the differences between the current data requirements and suggested reduced data requirements

Final discussion: Consequences for the availability of save plant protection products