Anne Edwards

Anne Edwards

Director and Principal Toxicologist

UKRT/ERT

Anne joined the company in 1987, when she first worked as a Research Scientist, gaining a PhD in 1991. She then became a Study Director before moving from a lab-based to a desk-based job, in 2000. She is responsible for reviewing and critically evaluating toxicological data on chemicals and has carried out hazard and risk assessments for industrial companies and government departments (including food and drink, food contact materials, biocides, plant protection products, household and consumer products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices). Anne is the project manager for a large team of people preparing toxicological reviews on a wide range of substances. She is a RSB/BTS and European Registered Toxicologist and has extensive experience in searching for toxicological literature.

When not at work, Anne likes to spend as much time as possible out of doors, walking in the countryside, in the garden, cycling, or with a band on a bandstand playing her clarinet or saxophone.

Anne's case studies and blog posts

Hazard characterisation of several e-liquid ingredients

Case study

The client is required to provide regulatory authorities with up-to-date toxicological information related to the ingredients used in their products. Bibra were provided with a list of several substances and asked to produce a hazard review (considering the requirements of the European Tobacco Products Directive, TPD2) for each.

Evaluation of the endocrine-disrupting potential of a plant protection product

Case study

The Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/605, requiring that information on the potential endocrine-disrupting properties of such products must be collated and evaluated. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have published “Guidance for the identification of endocrine disruptors in the context of Regulations (EU) No 528/2012 and (EC) No 1107/2009”, detailing the performance of such hazard identification, together with an Excel spreadsheet to be used as a template for gathering the necessary information on “human and animal health” and “non-target organisms”.

Literature Review Report in support of a plant protection product active substance regulatory submission

Case study

The approval or re-registration of pesticide active substances (Plant Protection Products) under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 Article 8(5) requires applicants to submit dossiers containing scientific peer-reviewed open literature on the active substance and its relevant metabolites and impurities, dealing with side-effects on human health, the environment and non-target species, published within ten years of the date of dossier submission.

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