Agrochemical Risk Assessment Symposium with Regulators in LATAM

26 August 2025

Lima, Peru

The HESI Committee on Transforming the Evaluation of Agrochemicals (TEA), with support from the Global Risk Assessment Training Center (GRATC) and in collaboration with SETAC Latin America, hosted a symposium in August 2025 focused on the safety evaluation of agrochemicals in South America. The event brought together over 20 regulatory scientists from 9 Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, along with representatives from academia and industry, fostering dialogue on regional needs and priorities in this critical area. Future work under the umbrella of GRATC will focus on training and capacity building needs within these regions via the connections made at this symposium.