15-February-2024
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Draft Guidance and Review Documents/Monographs
Interested parties are invited to send their comments on the Draft Performance Standards for assessment of proposed similar or modified in vitro skin sensitisation Epidermal Sensitisation Assay (EpiSensA) test methods by 15 February 2024.
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31-January-2024
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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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12-December-2023
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Adverse Outcome Pathways
The OECD released three new Adverse Outcome Pathways following scientific review and OECD endorsement.
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29-November-2023
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Webinar Series on Testing and Assessment Methodologies
Two webinars were held by the OECD, which aimed to provide training and orientation on method validation at the OECD, and to help researchers become familiar with method readiness evaluation.
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30-June-2023
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OECD Biotechnology Update
Read our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the latest OECD work on biotechnology.
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28-June-2023
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Webinar Series on Emerging Science to Improve Chemical Safety
Report on the WNT Workshop how to prepare the Test Guidelines Programme for emerging technologies | In December 2022, the OECD held a workshop to explore where and how to adapt the Test Guidelines to emerging technologies, and remain relevant and impactful. A number of projects and activities are emanating from this workshop discussions, including the revision of Guidance Document 34 on validation, and more to come.
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27-June-2023
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OECD work on in vitro assays for developmental neurotoxicity
Initial Recommendations on Evaluation of Data from the Developmental Neurotoxicity (DNT) In-Vitro Testing Battery | This document includes the lessons learned from the application of this technology in the field of pharmaceuticals and considers a range of issues directly relevant to human exposure arising from the application of externally-applied dsRNA-based pesticides, and discusses possible effects of dsRNA exposure in mammals.
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27-June-2023
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OECD Conference on RNAi based Pesticides
Considerations for the Human Health Risk Assessment of Externally Applied ds-RNA-Based Pesticides | This report includes lessons learned from the application of this technology in the field of pharmaceuticals and considers a range of issues directly relevant to human exposure arising from the application of externally-applied dsRNA-based pesticides. It also discusses possible effects of dsRNA exposure in mammals.
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27-April-2023
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Children’s Health
Children can be more vulnerable to environmental hazards posed by chemicals, due to their physiological differences and unique behaviour. This document presents the results of a survey conducted in 2021, aiming to identify currently available methodologies for assessing the risk of chemicals to children’s health and also identify possible needs for additional or missing parameters and for further guidance documents.
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13-April-2023
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eChemPortal: Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances
This Guidance provides concise and practical information to help organisations identify the type of chemicals information shared on the eChemPortal - the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances and to define the best strategy to participate as a data source.