Irene Sobrado, European Regulatory Affairs Manager in Tradecorp, appointed as the new leader of the Inorganic Substances Task Force (TFIO) in EBIC
27 Jul
Corporate news
As the new appointee to chair the Inorganic Substances Task Force, Irene Sobrado will work to secure an appropriate European legal framework for inorganic plant biostimulant products, principally with phosphites. The previous chair was Nicolas Lindemann, Executive Director at Tradecorp. The main responsibilities of the Inorganic Substances Task Force are:
- Identifying and driving technical issues on inorganic substances
- Developing member consensus and positions on inorganic substances
- Sharing expertise on inorganic substances with other relevant EBIC working groups
In addition, this task force works in close collaboration with the Regulatory Committee on the revision of EU regulations, especially those related to biostimulants and phosphites. The TFIO is in charge of providing scientific evidence, as well as proposing definitions, requirements and the appropriate claims for the products in these categories.
About EBIC
The European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC) was founded in 2011, with Tradecorp International being one of its founding members. Since then it has grown, and currently has 55 members. The group’s focus is to foster the role of the biostimulants sector in Europe in helping agriculture to be more sustainable and resilient and to push an appropriate regulation for biostimulant products within the framework of the incoming European fertilizing products Regulation.
