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Improving Markets for Recycled Plastics - Trends, Prospects and Policy Responses

Publications in the Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials

The purpose of this Series is to provide up-to-date information on the OECD activities related to human health and environmental safety. Read our latest report on "Evaluation of in vitro methods for human hazard assessment applied in the OECD Testing Programme for the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials".

Pesticides publications (Chronological order)

Two new reports have been released in the Series on Pesticides: A Guidance Document for the Assessment of the Equivalence of Technical Grade Active Ingredients for Identical Microbial Strains and a Guidance Document on Residues in Rotational Crops.

Memorandum of Understanding between the OECD and the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

The OECD welcomed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the OECD which will support China’s efforts in chemicals regulation and policy making.

Publications in the series on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

This new council act recommends that Member countries take steps to establish, as appropriate, implement and make publicly available a pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) system using the principles and information set forth in the OECD Guidance Documents on PRTRs.

Intellectual Property elements in OECD Test Guidelines

Ten years ago, OECD started to develop tools to avoid market monopoly as far as possible, to avoid abusive situations and to maintain transparency in OECD Test Guidelines containing Intellectual Property (IP) elements. Find out how the OECD address protected elements in OECD Test Guidelines.

Economic assessment and valuations of environmental and health impacts caused by Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts - Environment Working Paper

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is being used in fluoropolymer production, as surface treatment agents and for the manufacture of side-chain fluorinated polymers. However, there is evidence that PFOA and its salts have a number of hazardous properties that may cause harm to human health and the environment. This report evaluates existing economic assessments and valuations of impacts arising from PFOA and its salts.

OECD Good Laboratory Practice: Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

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

Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms in the Environment, Volume 7 - OECD Consensus Documents

BioTrack Product Database

This OECD database allows regulatory officials and stakeholders to share information on products derived from the use of modern biotechnology, as well as some products with novel traits acquired by the use of conventional breeding or mutagenesis, that have been approved for commercial application in at least one country, in terms of food, feed or environmental safety.