Details
- Status
- Closed
- Opening date
- Deadline
- Department
- Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Target audience
Public health community
Why we are consulting
Call for information on Mercury Sphygmomanometers in Healthcare and the Feasibility of Alternatives
The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks has received a request for a scientific opinion on Mercury Sphygmomanometers in Healthcare and the Feasibility of Alternatives.
Scope of the call for information:
Interested parties are invited to submit information on the following topics:
1) Comparison of mercury-based sphygmomanometers with their alternatives;
2) Possible health-related adverse effects related to the switch from mercury-based sphygmomanometers to their alternatives;
3) Calibration of sphygmomanometers.
Submission of information:
All information should be submitted in electronic form specifying “Sphygmomanometers - Call for Information” in the subject line of the e-mail.
All information is considered public unless otherwise stated by the provider.
A document on guidelines for submission of contributions, containing criteria for the call for information and guidance for submission can be found here.
Deadline for submission of information:Wednesday, 24 June 2009.
Further information:
More information on SCENIHR and the other Scientific Committees of the European Commission can be found here.