Chemicals Testing - Guidelines

The 18th Addendum to the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals was adopted in January 2007:

05-Feb-2007

Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems
224  Determination of the Inhibition of the Activity of Anaerobic Bacteria – Reduction of Gas Production from anaerobically digesting (sewage) sludge

 Section 5: Other Test Guidelines Part A: Pesticide Residue Chemistry 
 Introduction to Section 5
 501  Metabolism in Crops
 502  Metabolism in Rotational Crops
 503  Metabolism in Livestock
 504  Residues in Rotational Crops (Limited Field Studies)
 505  Residues in Livestock

Press Release: Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals are free of charge

31-Jan-2007

All OECD Test Guidelines are free of charge and can be found at SourceOECD and the OECD Bookshop.

Experts call for internationally co-ordinated efforts on toxicogenomics

10-Nov-2004

Toxicogenomics refers to newly developed methods to detect changes in the activities of genes and other molecular-level responses for the assessment of human and environmental safety of chemicals. The OECD, with the International Programme on Chemical Safety, held a workshop on toxicogenomics in Kyoto, on 13-15 Oct 2004. The 56 experts that attended the workshop called for co-ordinated international activities for advancing the research in this field and exploring the use of this technology for the safety of chemicals.  The Workshop Report can be found at the above link.

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.

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animals resulted in an effort to replace Guideline 401 with animal friendly alternatives.This article, though somewhat outdated, serves as a reminder of the long path 401 followed before being successfully phased out and replaced.

...and also Guidance Document 1