26-January-2021
English
Webinar Series on Testing and Assessment Methodologies
Join our webinar where we will discuss the scope and use of the recently released guidance document No. 317 on aquatic and sediment ecotoxicity testing of nanomaterials. The guidance addresses practical aspects of carrying out valid tests on nanomaterials, and modifications or additions to OECD Test Guidelines procedures intended to improve the accuracy of test results.
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12-January-2021
English
Safety of novel foods and feeds and on the harmonisation of regulatory oversight in biotechnology
POTATO, whose tubers are used worldwide for foods, feeds and industrial uses, is the fourth global staple crop after rice, wheat and maize. This consensus document, a revision of the original 2002 publication, includes the latest information on the composition of potato such as nutrients, toxicants, allergens, anti-nutrients and other plant metabolites.
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11-December-2020
English
OECD Biotechnology Update
Read our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the latest OECD work on biotechnology.
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9-December-2020
English
Publications in the series on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
This document presents a summary of the major release estimation techniques used to estimate non-point emissions to air and water, an overview of OECD country programmes and information on relevant contacts and documentation. It provides a catalogue of available techniques to estimate releases (emissions) from diffuse (non-point) sources, and to summarise the pertinent information needed to apply them.
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4-November-2020
English
Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report
The Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report is released every eight months. Its purpose is to provide an update on the projects, events and activities. Information on new publications as well as dates and venues of upcoming events and meetings are given.
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15-October-2020
Spanish
OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals: Launch Event video
On the request from Costa Rica and to allow wider dissemination, the OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology agreed to declassify the Summary Report based on the OECD Secretariat evaluation that was part of Costa Rica’s OECD accession review in the field of chemicals. Watch the Launch Event video
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15-October-2020
Spanish
OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals. Summary report (in Spanish)
The Government of Costa Rica prepared an unofficial translation of the document and launched it on 14 October 2020. The quality of the translation, its technical content and coherence with the official English version of the document is a unique and exclusive responsibility of the Government of Costa Rica.
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15-October-2020
English
OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals: Summary report (in English)
On the request from Costa Rica and to allow wider dissemination, the OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology agreed to declassify the Summary Report based on the OECD Secretariat evaluation that was part of Costa Rica’s OECD accession review in the field of chemicals.
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9-October-2020
English
Series on Risk Management - Publications by number
This workshop aimed to foster a discussion on real-world policy misalignment at the chemicals/waste interface in order to identify and review potential, or already applied, solutions. In order to support this discussion, case studies were submitted and addressed different sectors and issues.
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8-October-2020
English
Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA)
The aim of this document is to give an overview of existing guidance on Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) and their component parts. While the number of documents, from different sources, directly or indirectly related to guidance on IATA, is proliferating, the information is fragmented and hard to find.