20-March-2018
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New OECD report highlights the main conclusions drawn from the OECD Working Group on Chemical Accidents Workshop on Quantifying the Benefits of Regulations for Chemical Accidents Prevention, Preparedness and Response. The workshop explored the possibility of developing guidance to help government officials and others identify and assess the benefits of regulations for preventing, preparing for and responding to chemical accidents.
20-March-2018
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The 2018 update of the OECD endocrine disrupting chemicals brochure is now available. The brochure explains why and how OECD became a key player on the issue of endocrine disrupters testing and assessment over the last two decades. It also provides background on endocrine disrupters, and outlines major achievements.
15-March-2018
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New report on the proceedings of the 8th Expert Group on BioPesticides Seminar on Niche Uses of Highly Specific Biocontrol Products.
8-March-2018
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AOP-Wiki version 2.2 contains a large number of new features including multiple navigational tips, the redesign of the AOP pages, the update of the snapshot format to match the new AOP Users' handbook and a new format (AOP-XML) allowing the users to obtain all AOP-Wiki content in an easily usable form. AOP-Wiki users are encouraged to follow our new AOP Users' Handbook providing practical instructions on AOP development.
23-February-2018
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GLP issues raised by testing labs are covered in this comprehensive list of questions and answers, recently updated with questions related to: sponsors, Contract Research Organisations (CROs), sub-contractors, archives, Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology/GMOs and other miscellaneous issues
5-February-2018
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28-January-2018
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Deadlines for comments: Draft Guidance Document on Good In Vitro Method Practices (GIVIMP) for the Development and Implementation of In Vitro Methods for Regulatory Use in Human Safety Assessment by 28 February 2018.
10-January-2018
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Latest report on the OECD Workshop on Intellectual Property Issues in OECD Test Guidelines (No. 278) inviting experts in intellectual property, regulatory standards, and innovative test methods for chemical safety testing to present and discuss issues associated with the availability, distribution means and transparent access to protected elements in OECD Test Guidelines (TGs).
10-January-2018
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Deadlines for comments of OECD Guideline For The Testing Of Chemicals. Repeated Dose 90-Day Oral Toxicity Study in Rodents by 21 February.
5-January-2018
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