Public Consultation on 'Working mandate': the use of the Treshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach for the safety assessment of chemicals

Public health community

Public Consultation on 'working mandate' and call for the submission of information or data on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach for the safety assessment of chemicals

The European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General has requested the three non food Scientific Committees of the European Commission, the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Risks (SCENIHR) to elaborate an opinion on the use of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach for the safety assessment of chemicals.

In line to its procedures for stakeholder dialogue published on 15 September 2007 that are being implemented on a pilot basis for a period of one year, the European Commission's Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General is publishing the 'working' mandate to public consultation and is issuing a call for information.

Public consultation on 'Working mandate'
As the issue of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) is one of broader significance for the risk assessment of chemicals in a broad range of applications, the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General will welcome comments on the working mandate submitted with a view to ensure a high added value for the completeness and clarity of the questions. The working mandate for this request can be found here.

Comments on the working mandate should be submitted by 31 January 2008 in line with the conditions pertaining to the consultation on the 'working mandate' and the treatment of submissions that are set out in chapter 3 of the Stakeholder Dialogue Procedure document.

Call for information on 'the use of the Treshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) approach for the safety assessment of chemicals'
Interested parties are invited to submit by 31 January 2008:

1) Scientific peer reviewed research papers, reviews and reports (later than 1990) on the risk assessment methodologies and approaches for the risk assessment of mutagenic and carcinogenic substances.
2) Other credible scientific information that may not be easily available and which is directly relevant to this issue.

All information is considered public unless otherwise stated by the provider.

Guidelines for the submission of contributions, containing criteria for the call for information and guidance for submission can be found here and in chapter 4 of the Stakeholder Dialogue Document.

Please put the full body of your contribution as an attachment to the electronic message.

Please include your details, organization and e-mail address in the text of the message and specify "SCHER/SCCP/SCENIR: Risk assessment of mutagens/carcinogens – Comments on "Working" mandate and Call for Information" in the subject line of your e-mail.

More information on the European Commission non food Scientific Committees can be found here.