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• A European new joint initiative between
• A.I.S.E (International Soap, Detergent and
  Maintenance Products Association) and
• CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council),
  suppliers of the raw materials

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Partnership

• Producers
• and
• Downstream users
• of chemicals in household cleaning products.

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Objectives

• To show with real examples that HERA risk
  assessment concept can provide relevant safety
  information and evaluation concerning ingredients
  used in detergent and cleaning products, to
  Authorities and to the public in a fast,
  effective and transparent way
• To contribute in a useful and practical way to a
  risk-based approach in EU chemicals legislation
• To serve as a pilot for possible application in
  other product sectors and /or geographical areas

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HERA Risk Assessment Concept

• Focus on ingredients of household detergents and
  cleaning products and identify
• potential environmental effects
• potential effects on human health
• Focus on consumer phase
• known and probable uses and discharges
• of detergent and cleaning products

hazard
exposure
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Principles

• Partnership chemicals/products manufacturers
• Open dialogue with stakeholders
• Transparency
• Data
• Procedures
• Sound science at all steps
• Risk (hazard probable exposure) based
  priorities
• Tiered approach
• No preconception of outcome of risk assessment
• Risk management to be considered where needed

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Phase I

• Develop methodology for HERA risk assessments
• Objective rapid efficient, but still good,
  sound science

• Work on example substances
• Objective establish feasibility with industry
  partners, Authorities and all interested parties

Phase II
Apply to a wider range of substances
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• Phase 1
• scientific and regulatory stakeholder input
• 1A Establish methodology and write guidance
  manual, using three substances as examples
• Alkylsulphates surfactant family, an optical
  brightener, a zeolite
• additional stakeholder input
• 1B Evaluate and refine methodology on another
  15-20 substances
• broad stakeholder input
• Phase 2
• Use methodology on relevant A.I.S.E. ingredients

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• Relation with other chemical initiatives
• Voluntary initiative complementary to others
  (ICCA), ACA, EU Existing Chemicals current
  program and USA HPV program

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• Value
• Cooperation suppliers formulators
• Quality better exposure information
• Communication/Common language common detergent
  and cleaning product Industry risk assessment
  (versus individual in past)
• Dialogue scientific experts, Authorities and
  consumer/environmental organizations discussion
  forum
• Harmonization
• Towards global concepts and methods
• Use work done elsewhere