Chemical Safety and Biosafety

Guidance Notes for Analysis and Evaluation of Chronic Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Studies

29-Jul-2002

Just Published in the Environment, Health and Safety Publication, Series on Testing and Assessment No. 35 and Series on Pesticides No. 14 - Guidance Notes for Analysis and Evaluation of Chronic Toxicity and Carcinogenicity Studies.

Guidance Document on Risk Communication for Chemical Risk Management

29-Jul-2002

This document provides practical approaches to risk communication for chemical risk managers, with a particular focus on communication programmes aimed at consumers of chemical products.

OECD Conference Reaches Agreement on Principles and Criteria for the International Regulatory Use of Testing Methods: old press release

22-Mar-2002

21/03/2002 - OECD countries have taken a significant step towards balancing the need for reliable tests to assess the safety of chemical substances and products and addressing animal welfare.

Publication of the Guidance for Registration Requirements for Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals Used for Arthropod Pest Control

20-Nov-2001

The Working Group on Pesticides has published the "Guidance for Registration Requirements for Pheromones and Other Semiochemicals Used for Arthropod Pest Control". This publication is part of the OECD Environment, Health and Safety Publication, Series on Pesticides and is available free of charge.

Statements by Ministers and Heads of Government concerning OECD work on Biotechnology

07-Sep-2001

In the Communiqué of the meeting at Genova in July 2001, the G8 Heads of Government welcomed the outcome of the recent Bangkok conference on new biotechnology food and crops and the ad hoc meeting of regulators from OECD countries and Russia.

Just Published - OECD Environmental Outlook for the Chemicals Industry

30-Jul-2001

Lack of information on the safety of chemicals on the market as well as the amount of hazardous substances being released to the environment during use and disposal of chemical products will pose a major challenge to policy makers over the next two decades. These are key conclusions of this report.

OECD Reaches Agreement to Abolish Unnecessary Animal Testing: Old press release

29-Nov-2000

The increased awareness of our responsibility to protect animals resulted in an effort to replace Guideline 401 with animal friendly alternatives.This article, though somewhat outdated, serves as a reminder of the long path 401 followed before being successfully phased out and replaced.

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