Hera is a European voluntary industry programme to carry out Human & Environmental Risk Assessments on ingredients of household cleaning products
HERA risk assessments
Why HERA?
In the past, safety assessments were carried out on ingredients by the companies, with results kept confidential. In today’s world, where transparency is rightly demanded by both regulators and the general public, HERA makes safety assessment data on ingredients used in household products publicly accessible and supports the risk-based approach to chemicals legislation in the European Union.
Our objectives
HERA establishes a common risk assessment framework for the household cleaning products industry and provides evaluated safety information on the ingredients used in these products in an effective and transparent way. This approach reflects the industry’s commitment to a sound scientific basis to risk assessment and the use of a tiered strategy to understand the behaviour of chemicals during the use and disposal phase of household cleaning products.
Sponsors
A.I.S.E
The European detergents and maintenance products association
representing the formulators and manufacturers of household cleaning products
EU Transparency Register n° 6168551998-60
Cefic
The European Chemical Industry Council
representing the suppliers and manufacturers of the raw materials used in household cleaning products
EU Transparency Register n° 64879142323-90
ERASM
ERASM (Environmental & Health Risk Assessment and Management of Surfactants) is a collaborative research initiative led by the European Detergents and Surfactants Industries. It brings together A.I.S.E. and CESIO, the European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates—a sector group of Cefic