REACH, risk assessment and the need for a change in mind set Kees van Leeuwen TNO Quality of Life The Netherlands http://www.tno.nl/ [email protected]
Feb 26, 2016
REACH, risk assessment and the need for a change in mind set
Kees van LeeuwenTNO Quality of Life
The Netherlands
http://www.tno.nl/ [email protected]
CONTENTS
I. Key elements of REACHII. Risk assessment will changeIII. REACH data requirements and hazard
assessment optionsIV. Why a change in mind set is neededV. Concluding remarks
I. Key elements of REACH
See also:
• http://ec.europa.eu/echa/
• McKim-I and II• Van Leeuwen, C.J., B.G. Hansen and J.H.M. de Bruijn. 2007. Management of
industrial chemicals in the European Union (REACH). 2007. In: Risk Assessment of Chemicals. An Introduction (2nd edition). Van Leeuwen, C.J. and T.G. Vermeire, eds. Springer Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp
511-551.
The REACH legislation
• Final version published in OJ L136, volume 50, on 29 May 2007 (Corrigendum to Regulation 1907/2006)
• 141 articles• In 15 Titles• With 17 annexes• ≈ 850 pages (including annexes)
OJ = Official Journal of the European Union
Although it is European legislation, it coversimports and so it will have global implications
A new REACH language• CMR = Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic• CSA/CSR= Chemical Safety Assessment / Report• DU = Downstream User• ERA/HRA = Environmental/Human Risk Assessment• M/I = Manufacturer/Importer• PBT = Persistent Bioaccumulating & Toxic• PPROD = Product and Process Oriented Research and Development• QSAR = Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship• RIP = REACH Implementation Project• RMM = Risk Management Measure• SIEF = Substance Information Exchange Forum• vPvB = very Persistent & very Bioaccumulating
Main features of REACH
• Single Coherent System for new (non phase-in) and existing (phase-in) substances
• Responsibility for all manufacturers and importers • Registration of substances produced/imported above 1
tonne/year• Evaluation by the Agency and Member States• Authorization for substances of very high concern• Restrictions - the safety net• Agency to manage the system
Registration under REACH• Aim: to ensure that industry adequately manages the risk arising from its
substances (starting at 1 tonne/y)
• Method:– Manufacturer/importer obtains adequate data– Provides a registration dossier which includes a chemical safety report
for substances above 10 tonnes/y– Submits to authorities (enforcement, transparency)– Increased info requirements according to tonnage (testing proposal)– Reduced requirements for polymers and intermediates
Registration timelines
1 June2007
1 June20081 December
2008
Non-phase-in substances
Pre-registration
30 November
2010
31 May2013
31 May2018
> 1000 t/yCMRs (> 1 t/y)Very aquatic toxic (R50/53) > 100 t/y)
100 - 1000 t/y
1 - 100 t/y
Entry into force
Authorization under REACH• Deals with CMR (category 1 or 2), PBT, vPvB, and substances
of “equivalent concern”• Focus on PBT or vPvB properties, wide dispersive use and high
volumes• Prioritized by the Agency with input from the Member States• Considerations:
– The risks and adequate control of these risks– Social and economic benefits/implications of a refusal to authorize– The analysis of alternatives submitted– Available information on risks of any alternative substances or
technologies• Commission decision based on Agency opinion
Core tools under REACH
• The Chemical Safety Assessment (CSA) is the tool used to determine
• The Chemical Safety Report (CSR) is the tool used to record/document
• The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is the tool used to communicate
Guidance on Annex XV for C&L
Guidance onevaluation
Guidance on Identification
of SVHC
Guidance on Annex XIV inclusion
Guidance on Annex XV
for restrictions
Guidance mainly for authorities≈ 650 pages Guidance on SEA
-Restrictions
readynot ready
Guidance on registration
Guidance on SEA-Authorisation
Guidance for authorisation
application
Guidance on pre-registration
Guidance for articles
Guidance on C&L notification Guidance on
PPRODR
Guidance on intermediates
Guidance on polymers
Guidance on data sharingGuidance mainly
for industry≈ 800 pages
Guidance for Downstream users
readynot ready
Guidance on substance
identification
Guidance onCPL
Guidance on IUCLID
Guidance on priority setting
Guidance on REACH methods
≈ 4400 pages Guidance on information requirements
ready
not ready
Comprehensive guidance and tools
The total package of REACH (legislation and guidance) comesclose to 7000 pages and:
• Some guidance documents still not available• Not all guidance is comprehensive and concise• Many methodologies still not harmonized
So: Implementation will be a long processA process of “learning by doing” Quality and acceptance take time
Conclusions I. Lessons from the past
• Science is like life in general: a continuous forgetting and rediscovering old thruths (Brody, 1945)
• Legislation is important but implementation is key (De Bruijn, Hansen and van Leeuwen, 2000)
• Legislation is only as strong as its implementation and enforcement (US comments on REACH, 2006)
PEC/PNEC
Emission rates
Distribution
PEC
Data set
Single speciestoxicity data
Extrapolation
PNEC
Exposure assessment Effects assessment
Risk characterization
Data evaluation
II. Risk assessment will change
TGD
EUSES
REACH: safe use of chemicals
Hazard information Exposure information
Safe use?
Exposure scenarios under REACH are:an integral approach to control risks
Formal definition: the set of conditions, including operational conditions and risk management measures, that describe how the substance is manufactured or used during its life-cycle and how the manufacturer or importer controls, or recommends downstream users to control, exposures of humans and the environment. These exposure scenarios may cover one specific process or use or several processes or uses as appropriate.
Building Exposure Scenarios
Initial ES• Short title
• Operational conditions
• Risk management measures
If risk not demonstrated to be controlled
Decisions by M/I• Refine hazard assessment
• Refine exposure assessment
• Modify RMM or OC
• Advise against use
Final ES• Short title• Operational conditions• Risk management measures
REACH and the use of test animals
• Testing on vertebrate animals shall be undertaken only as a last resort (art. 25)
• Information may be generated by other means than tests, in particular through in vitro methods, (Q)SARs and read-across (art. 13)
Legislative text + guidance should limit use of animals and prevent box-ticking
Conclusions II1. RMMs are the start of a RA. The focus is on exposure2. It requires multidisciplinary and integrative thinking & expertise right from the
start3. Dialogue up and down the supply chain between actors in the supply chain is
key to success!4. It requires paradigm shifts:
• effects-based → exposure-driven• risk assessment → risk management
5. It requires detailed information on use and exposure of substances (in products) which is generally not available to the authorities (Haigh and Bailly, 1992!)
6. Expertise in and outside industry is scarce (aging population)7. Animal welfare considerations and resources (time, cost and laboratory
capacities) require other approaches to hazard assessment
Annex VII (≥ 1 tonne per year) • Physicochemical properties • Human health: in vitro irritation, sensitization, mutagenicity, acute toxicity (one route)• Environmental: acute aquatic toxicity (daphnia, algae), biodegradationAnnex VIII (≥ 10 tonnes per year) • Human health: including in vivo irritation, and 28-day repeat dose studies• Environmental: acute toxicity fish, fate studies (hydrolysis, adsorption / desorption)Annex IX ( ≥ 100 tonnes per year) • Long term, repeat dose, chronic toxicity, fate etcAnnex X (≥ 1000 tonnes per year) • Further long term, repeat dose, chronic toxicity, fate etc
III. REACH data requirements and hazard assessment options
REACH data requirements: a phased approach
1-10 t
Annex VII
10-100 tAnnex VIII
> 1000 t
Annex X
100-1000 t
Annex IX
Estimated costs per dossier
Estimated number of substances
400-875 k€
2,900
70-330 k€ 4,600
30 k€ 20,000
400k-2 M€
2,600
2008…..2010……………..2013……………………………………………….2018
Estimated test animal need (van der Jagt et al., 2004) Test animal need for different endpoints
(% of total test animals needed)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Long-term bird
In vivo skin irritation
In vivo eye irritation
Acute oral tox
Acute dermal tox
Acute inhalation tox
Short-term fish
Long-term repeated tox
Sub-chronic tox
Carcinogenicity
Short-term repeated dose
Accumulation
Developm. tox screening
Long-term fish tox
Skin sensitisation
Further mutagenicity
Developm. tox study
Two-generation reprotox
%
2030
Ani
mal
use
Dec 2008Pre-registration
Dec 2010Registration Annex X (2.600 substances)
+ CMR (cat 1+2) > 1 tonne/y (? substances)+ very toxic (R50/53) > 100 tonnes/y (? substances)
June 2013Registration Annex IX (2.900 substances)
June 2018Registration Annex VII & VIII (24.600 substances)
2008 2010 2020
REACH ambition: reduction of animal use
Full replacement of animal testing (SCCNFP, 2004) Human health effects Foreseeable time involved for full replacement
Acute toxicity >2014
Skin irritation >2014
Skin corrosion <2004
Eye irritation >2010
Skin sensitisation >2019
Skin absorption/penetration >2006
Subacute/subchronic toxicity >>2014 (not foreseeable)
Genotoxicty/mutagenicity >2016
UV-induced effects >>2019 (not foreseeable)
Toxicokinetics and biotransformation >>2014 (not foreseeable)
Carcinogenicity >>2014 (not foreseeable)
Reproductive toxicity >>2014 (not foreseeable)
U.S. NRC Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century (2007)
Compounds
Metabolite(s)
AssessBiological
Perturbation
AffectedPathway
Measures ofdose in vitro
Dose ResponseAnalysis for Perturbations
of Toxicity Pathways
Calibrating in vitro and human
Dosimetry
Human ExposureData
Population BasedStudies
ExposureGuideline
Mode of ActionChemicalCharacterization
Dose Response Assessment
Hazard Characterization
Risk Characterization
Exposure Assessment
U.S. NRC Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century
Dose ResponseAnalysis for Perturbations
of Toxicity Pathways
Toxicity Pathway: A cellular response pathway that, when sufficiently perturbed, is expected to result in adverse health effects
U.S. NRC (2007) New Paradigm:
Early CellularChanges
Exposure
Tissue dose
Biological interaction
Pertubation
Biological inputs
Cellinjury
Morbidity and mortality
Normal BiologicFunction
Adaptive Stress Responses
Activation of Toxicity Pathways
Options for Future Toxicity Testing Strategies (Modified after the US NRC 2007)
Option Iin vivo
Option IItiered in vivo
Option IIIin vitro / in vivo
Option IVin vitro
Focus Animal biology
Animal biology Primarily human biology
Primarily human biology
Doses High High Broad range Broad range Throughput Low Improved High & medium High Cost High Less Less Less Time cons. High Less Less LessAnimal nrs. Relative large Fewer Substantially fewer Virtually no animals
Endpoints Apical Mode of toxic action
Pertubations of toxicity pathways
Pertubations of toxicity pathways
Techniques Animal tests Some in silico andin vitro screens
In silico screens possible
In silico screens
Regulatory acceptance
High Medium Low Low
National Academy of Sciences Report (2007)Toxicity Testing in the Twenty-first Century: A Vision and a Strategy
Science: Feb 15, 2008
Options for Future Toxicity Testing Strategies• Complete replacement with in vitro or (Q)SAR methodologies is not
possible for the most relevant endpoints (SCCNFP, 2004)
• The USNRC described a vision and a strategy but the expectations to replace animal tests seem to be running ahead of scientific reality
• Industry concern: new technologies can only be used to replace traditional testing approaches unless relevance for safety assessment has been demonstrated
• Dose / exposure information is the critical component in hazard and risk assessment independent of the technology used
• So, what do we do in the next 20 years? Focus on effects only or also on exposure? And what can we learn from current regulatory programs?
Current regulatory toxicology testing paradigm
To generate in vivo animal data for all possible outcomes to determine which of all possible effects are relevant
Mortality • Systemic Toxicity• Disease• Cancer
Reproductive fitness • Viable Offspring• Fertility
Developmental impairment • Terato• Prenatal Deficits
BATTERY of Animal Testing
(Jones and Bradbury, USEPA, 2005)
Current regulatory testing strategiesData rich chemicals(pesticides)
Data poor chemicals(industrial chemicals)
Most of the animal data are not used as only a few toxicological endpoints play a role in RA
To generate in vivo animal data for all chemicals (box ticking) is not feasible
Waste of resources: time, money and animals
Efficient, focused animaltesting is needed
Targeted testing seems to be the way forward
In the very near future category approaches appear to be the most effective option
Molecular Interactions Biochemical Responses
Cellular Responses
Tissue/Organ Function
CHEMICAL INVENTORIES
C2Cl3
ClClC
C2Cl3
ClClC
C2Cl3
ClClC
Cl
ClClCl
Cl
Cl
ClCl
ClCl
Cl
Cl
ClClCl
Cl
Cl
ClCl
ClClCl
Cl
ClOHOH
OH
Existing data Read-acrossCategories
QSARsTTC
in vitro
Adverse OutcomesEFFICIENT, FOCUSSED
ANIMAL TESTING
Prioritization/Screening
(Jones and Bradbury, USEPA, 2005)
Future testing paradigm
A paradigm shift is needed
In the context of regulatory programs, the challenge is to move in a scientifically credible and transparent manner from a paradigm that requires extensive hazard testing to one in which a hypothesis- and risk-driven approach can be used to identify the most relevant in vivo information
(Bradbury, Feytel and Van Leeuwen, 2004)
Intelligent Testing Strategies (ITS)
The most efficient way to carry out hazard and risk assessments of large numbers of chemicals, while reducing costs to industry and minimising animal testing, is to obtain the necessary information by means of intelligent testing strategies (ITS).
Intelligent testing strategies are integrated approaches comprising of multiple elements aimed at speeding up the risk assessment process while reducing costs and animal tests
(Bradbury, Feytel and Van Leeuwen, 2004)
INTELLIGENT TESTING STRATEGIES
In vitro(Q)SAR
Grouping Exposure
Experiences from the US HPV Challenge Program
Experiences from the US HPV Challenge Program
• Until now 2200 chemicals have been evaluated
• For the human health data 88% of the missing data was estimated using read-across.
• For the environmental data 83% of the missing data was estimated using either QSAR or read-across.
Testing costs: € 800-1130 millionNumber of animals: 1.3-1.9 million
The most likely scenario for REACH according to the JRC: 2.6 million vertebrate animals and € 1.5 billion for testing (http://ecb.jrc.it/ )
Expectations in Europe: REACH saving potential of ITS (Van der Jagt et al., 2004; EUR report 21405)
Towards a 7-R strategy implementing ITS1. Risks Focus on risks (include exposure)2. Repetitive A tiered approach should be applied, going from
simple, to refined or comprehensive, if necessary, to quickly assess chemicals of low concern and to prevent animal testing.
3. Relatives The focus should be on families or categories of chemicals (a group-wise approach) using read-across, QSARs and exposure categories: move away from the chemical-by-chemical approach.
4. Restriction of testing (waiving of testing) where possible and carry out in-vivo testing where needed in order to prevent damage to human health and/or the environment. The strategy should also encompass the current 3-R strategy of:
5. Replacement (substitution)6. Refinement (reduce suffering and distress)7. Reduction
OECD TOOLBOX Tracks and Workflow
Problems and Challenges
“A major focus for the future of computational toxicology will be integration and analysis of large data sets. The current state of toxicity databases is something of a mess. There are a number of databases, each with differing content, architecture, and searchability, that makes the task of integration extremely difficult.” (Jacobs and Marnett, 2007)
New toxicity data models provide the means, and the data entry tools provide the mechanism, for migrating previously inaccessible data and new data into a standardized, relational format (Richard, Yang and Judson, 2008)
Conclusions III
1. ITS / innovative toxicology is on the political agenda, partnerships with industry have been set up and has a great animal-saving and cost-saving potential
2. A paradigm shift is needed from extensive animal testing to efficient, focussed animal testing applying the 7-R approach
3. Expectations to replace animal tests seem to be running ahead of scientific reality (CSTEE & SCCNFP, 2004 and Greim et al. 2006)
4. A long-term commitment for further scientific work is needed for the next two decades
5. Timeline driven regulatory programs such as REACH cannot wait. Tools and approaches are urgently needed in the next few years. The OECD Toolbox is a major step to fulfil the needs for category approaches
6. The availability and accessibility of high quality in vivo data can be a limiting factor both for the development of in silico and in vitro methodologies
7. Industry involvement and leadership is key and so is the change in mind set for all stakeholders
IV. Why a change in mind set is needed(three scenarios for implementation)
1) The past
2) The present (REACH as planned)
3) The future (REACH as needed)
Public Availability of Data on HPVCs(Allanou, Hansen and van Der Bilt, 1999)
• 14 %:base set data
• 65%: less than base set
• 21%: no data86%
Priority list
Draft RAR
Agreed RAR
Agreed risk reduction strategy
Tour de EU Implementation of EU
measures
1-? y
SETAC BRIGHTON CONFERENCE (2000) JdB, BH, KvL
Scenario 1 The past (legislation from the past)
Achieved or planned
141 HPVCs have been evaluated in the last 14 years
Change in mind set Not applicable
Uncertainty Very high. Most chemicals have not been assessed and most (> 90%) chemicals lack basic information
Consequences Full evaluation of all 2700 HPVCs is estimated to take another 250 years. All other chemicals cannot be assessed
Qualification We were doing the things right, but not the right things. Penny wise, pound foolish
Scenario 2 The present (REACH as planned)
Achieved or planned 30,000 chemicals are planned to be evaluated in the next 11 years
Change in mind set No: focus on individual chemicals (chemical by chemical) remains. Business as usual
Uncertainty Even a 10-fold increase in the assessment rate of chemicals as compared to the past will reduce the total uncertainty only marginally
Consequences Full implementation may take at least 10 times more time as currently predicted or the system may even collapse
Qualification No changes. We may get some more pennies wiser, but basically it is business as usual
Scenario 3 The future (REACH as needed)
Achieved or planned 30,000 chemicals have been evaluated in a cost-effective manner in the next 11 years
Change in mind set Yes: focus on groups of chemicals and reducing uncertainty for the entire group of chemicals in a pragmatic manner.
Uncertainty Uncertainty almost fully reduced, i.e. knowledge on hazard and risks of 30,000 industrial chemicals is reduced largely compared to the legislation of the past.
Consequences Timely and cost-effective implementation of REACH while enhancing the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the chemical industry.
Qualification Doing the right things will make us pound wise and penny foolish. It will bring us a significant step further towards sustainable development
Conclusions IV
Stakeholders should be aware of the uncertainty paradox. The focus should be on the reduction of the overall uncertainties of 30,000 chemicals in the context of REACH (doing the right things) rather than on doing the things right (a perfect scientific analysis of the risks of only a few chemicals).
V. CONCLUDING REMARKS:Trends and paradigm shifts are needed
1. From focus on legislation to implementation 2. From public authorities to industry (burden of proof)3. From reactive to proactive (attitude)4. From full testing to selective testing (ITS 7-R)5. From effects-oriented to exposure-driven6. From focus on RA to RMM
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS1. In the last 14 years 141 priority chemicals were evaluated: high quality
but slow process: most chemicals have not been assessed.2. Uncertainty paradox: The past focus on less than 1% of the 30,000
chemicals implies that the other 99% are not assessed. We were doing the things right but not the right things (penny wise and pound foolish).
3. In order to reduce the overall uncertainty of 30,000 chemicals under REACH we should move away from chemical-by-chemical approaches to more pragmatic approaches (Exposure: use and exposure categories and Hazards: toxicological categories).
4. “It is often necessary to make a decision on the basis of knowledge sufficient for action but insufficient to satisfy the intellect” (Jens Steensberg, 1989).
5. Industry and other stakeholders need to drastically simplify the REACH guidance (≈ 6000 pages) to facilitate implementation.
6. We need a change in mind set and address the uncertainty paradox in order to become pound wise and penny foolish, otherwise REACH implementation will take much more time than currently predicted
FACT SHEET OF THE BOOK• Main contributors: European Commission & RIVM• Second edition (first edition published in 1995)• Kees van Leeuwen and Theo Vermeire (eds.)• Team work: 14 organizations (writing) / 36 (total)• Including industry (ECETOC) and scientific community• 2 years of work• Publisher: Springer.com• 16 Chapters• 37 Authors• 39 Reviewers• 700 pages• 2 kg
Allanou R, Hansen BG, Van Der Bilt Y. 1999. Public availability of data on EU high production volume chemicals. Report EUR 18996 EN, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy.
Bradbury S, Feijtel T, Van Leeuwen K. 2004. Meeting the scientific needs of ecological risk assessment in a regulatory context. Environ Sci Technol 38/23, 463-470a.
Commission of the European Communities. 2007. Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006). OJ L136, volume 50, 29 May 2007.
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Relevant websites
Website of the European Chemicals Bureau: http://ecb.jrc.it/reach/ Website of the European Chemicals Agency:
http://ec.europa.eu/echa/home_en.html Websites of the European Commission
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/index_en.htm
http://ecb.jrc.it/DOCUMENTS/REACH/REACH_in_brief_0207.pdf Helpdesks of the EU member states, i.e.:
http://www.reachright.ie http://www.senternovem.nl/reach