TEA MATE Workshop

Transforming the Evaluation of Agrochemicals (TEA): Opportunities towards the integration of established science into a Modern Approach to Testing and Evaluation (MATE)

The TEA Committee hosted their TEA MATE workshop on June 9th in London, UK. The purpose of the workshop was to identify and integrate relevant new science to enhance and advance the TEA project in the context of broader community engagement.

The meeting objectives were to educate a broad community of stakeholders about the work of the TEA committee and associated opportunities for potential collaborations (including across HESI committees) and identify the needs to be fulfilled to address the TEA mission of revamping the existing safety evaluation paradigm for crop protection products.

The workshop led to the identification of potential case studies illustrating the areas of the TEA project that are already operational. Additionally, the meeting expanded the community of parties interested in collaborating on this project while also enhancing cross HESI committee interactions and collaboration among stakeholders.