Exposure assessment for textiles, toys and non-textile care items
BfR carries out research in the field of exposure through textiles, toys and non-textile care articles. In a project sponsored by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission, data are to be sourced and processed.
In order to depict as wide a range of information as possible, a first step involves identifying all the partners who deal with products and product safety. Besides public agencies, these stakeholders include product manufacturers, research institutes, non-governmental organisations and consumer associations. A second step involves a comprehensive literature search including "grey" literature. The scenarios, models and data used for the exposure assessment are evaluated and processed for documentation in the European database EIS-Chemrisks. The goal of the project is to highlight existing gaps in data and define a further need for research on the basis of the data collected.
Research areas
- Development of methods to measure substances in the above-mentioned products
- Collection of information on levels of substances
- Design and conduct of studies in which migration data (release) on substances are examined in the above-mentioned products
- Model estimates of migration and exposure
- Evaluation of model estimates (does the estimate concur with the measured result?)
- Presentation of specificities of exposure through the use of certain products
- Development of proposals for standards and quality criteria
- Conduct of an extensive literature search in which "grey" literature is also combed for useful data. This information is then evaluated and entered in the database.
- Intensification of co-operation on the European level and promotion of a stakeholder dialogue. The JRC responsible for setting up the database organises workshops and conferences to promote this dialogue.