BACS - British Association for Chemical Specialties

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Biocides and Biosciences Group

The Biocides and Biosciences Group (BBG) provides a forum for member companies with interests in biocidal products to keep abreast of relevant regulatory issues and to monitor and assist in the development of UK and international microbiological standards.  Meetings of the BBG are held four times a year.  The group works closely with the British Standards Institution (BSI) and the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on the development, interpretation and implementation of disinfectant efficacy test methods.

BACS' membership of Cefic's European Biocidal Products Forum (EBPF) sector group provides the BBG with information on regulatory developments and issues at the European level and the opportunity to contribute to industry positions.

The BBG also organises a conference, the BACS Biocides Forum, every other year.  Themes of recent events have included guidance on the production of dossiers for formulated disinfectants under the Biocidal Products Directive and the relationship between disinfectant marketing claims and product efficacy data.