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The Microbial Control Executive Council (MCEC) is an organization made up of six of the world’s leading companies that are developing microbial control technologies: LANXESS, Troy, Lonza, Dow, BASF and ICL. Tasked with communicating the value and safe use of microbial control technologies, MCEC has been active in providing valuable and up-to-date information to industry and policy makers alike. The organization’s aim is to engage with the scientific community and wider industry to provide easy-to-digest information on microbial control and taking a responsible approach in terms of regulatory requirements.
The MCEC, a European-based organization, deals mainly with what is known as the Biocidal Products Regulation or BPR. The BPR came into force in the European Union on the 1st of September 2013 and created a harmonization of rules on making biocidal products available on the EU market, as well as setting a framework for their use. The main pillars of the Regulation include: establishing an EU list of approved active substances which may be used in biocidal products, setting out an EU wide authorization procedure for biocidal products as well as a frame
The MCEC, a European-based organization, deals mainly with what is known as the Biocidal Products Regulation or BPR. The BPR came into force in the European Union on the 1st of September 2013 and created a harmonization of rules on making biocidal products available on the EU market, as well as setting a framework for their use. The main pillars of the Regulation include: establishing an EU list of approved active substances which may be used in biocidal products, setting out an EU wide authorization procedure for biocidal products as well as a frame
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