A World Chemistry Leadership Meeting (WCLM) has been proposed to bring
together senior academic and industrial figures to discuss the changing
regulatory environment for chemistry in the world. The meeting, which
would take place during the 41st IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in Torino
in August 2007, was suggested during discussions at the IUPAC
Committee on Chemistry and Industry (COCI), held in Chicago, Illinois,
USA, from 20-21 July 2006.
IUPAC has an obvious interest in the development of the chemical sciences
and the regulatory environment in which they are deployed by industry.
The purpose of the meeting would be to identify IUPAC-sponsored or supported
research projects that would benefit both science and industry. IUPAC
has previously organized such large projects, including a study on endocrine
disrupting chemicals that helped move the science forward significantly
and provided new perspectives. This project will aim to share views
on health and environment issues facing both science and industry in
the context of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management
(SAICM),1 Registration, Authorization,
and Evaluation of Chemicals (REACH),2
and industry responses through the Global Product Strategy and Responsible
Care initiatives. In particular, it may be very useful to develop aligned
or joint perspectives on the safety and use (both intentional and unintentional)
of chemicals.
Another important area of focus could be biomonitoring, where IUPAC
is concerned that the results from analytical science are correctly
presented and interpreted, and that international standards for the
use of biomonitoring techniques are established. The establishment of
such international frameworks would be very useful in ensuring that
biomonitoring can be a bona fide tool for the risk assessment of chemicals
in the body.
For more information contact the IUPAC secretariat <[email protected]>
or COCI officers visit <www.iupac.org/standing/coci.html>
> Follow-up
info (9 Apr 07)
<announcement published in Chem.
Int.
Nov-Dec 2006>
reprint from Research & Science, Cefic
members newsletter, 30 August 2006
1 SAICM <www.chem.unep.ch/saicm>
2 REACH <http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/
reach/reach_intro.htm>
> see 2005
WCLM