Completed Projects - Harmonising Toxicity Data Protocols

Workshop on “Harmonising Toxicity Data Protocols with OECD & Global Guidelines”

Food Security and Food Safety are the prime concerns for the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) along with the ICAR, SAUs, Ministry of Health, DGHS, FSSA, ICMR, NIN and other stakeholders within the Government of India and the pesticides industry. Consumers are more concerned about the food they eat and hence it is the duty of the various stakeholders to ensure that the food produced is safe.

Department of Plant Protection Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S) is involved in evaluating and registering safe and effective crop protection products (Pesticides; CPP) and technologies to improve productivity and the economic well being of Indian farmers. DPPQ&S evaluates each and every CPP for its safety to users while evaluating the toxicity data submitted by the applicants, covering chronic toxicity, sub acute and long term toxicity data obtained from the innovators of the new molecules. The Indian guidelines also prescribe generation of environmental toxicity studies along with exposure studies to applicators and animals. The Indian protocols for toxicity data generation were framed by the “Gaitonde Committee” way back in 1970s.

The one day scientific workshop on “Harmonizing Toxicity Data Protocols with OECD & Global Guidelines” was organized by Crop Life India; and sponsored by DAC, Ministry of Agriculture on the 4th May, 2011 at Gulmohar Hall, Habitat World at India Habitat Center, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi. The work shop was inaugurated by Shri Gurbachan Singh; Agriculture commissioner and Chairman Registration committee, Government of India. The workshop was steered by Dr. D.Kanungo, Additional Director General, Dr. S.K.Khurana , Addl.PPA and Secretary Registration committee and Dr. Sandhya Kulshreshtha Consultant, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

This workshop was an effort in updating the toxicity data generation protocols with the improvements achieved globally over the last three decades. The workshop was conducted in the backdrop of an exhaustive interaction among the Government and industry experts. The expert deliberations were chaired by Dr. D.Kanungo, Additional Director General, Ministry of Health and supported by Dr. Sarita Bhalla, Joint Director, DPPQ&S and also industry members led by Rajesh Dhawan from CropLife India.

The agenda for the day long workshop for bringing harmony amongst all the stakeholders in adopting workable harmonized toxicity protocols in India is enclosed and you may like to have presentations by making specific request to croplife.info@croplifeindia.org

Agenda | Speech Mr. Majhumdar | Gallery