OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals / OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance Document on Acute Oral Toxicity Testing

OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals / OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance Document on Acute Oral Toxicity Testing
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2002-05-10
Genre:
ISBN: 926407841X

This Guidance Document provides information for both the regulated community and regulators to assist with the choice of the most appropriate Guideline to enable particular data requirements to be met while reducing the number of animals used and animal suffering.

OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance Document on the Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Brood test Under Semi-field Conditions

OECD Series on Testing and Assessment Guidance Document on the Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera L.) Brood test Under Semi-field Conditions
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2014-09-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9264085513

The method described in this guidance document assesses the effects of plant protection products (PPPs), and has been validated using the active Fenoxycarb, which is known to act as an insect growth regulator (IGR), to the honey bee brood (Apis mellifera L.).

Validation of Alternative Methods for Toxicity Testing

Validation of Alternative Methods for Toxicity Testing
Author: Chantra Eskes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-09-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319338269

This book provides information on best practices and new thinking regarding the validation of alternative methods for toxicity testing. It covers the validation of experimental and computational methods and integrated approaches to testing and assessment. Validation strategies are discussed for methods employing the latest technologies such as tissue-on-a-chip systems, stem cells and transcriptomics, and for methods derived from pathway-based concepts in toxicology. Validation of Alternative Methods for Toxicity Testing is divided into two sections, in the first, practical insights are given on the state-of-the-art and on approaches that have resulted in successfully validated and accepted alternative methods. The second section focuses on the evolution of validation principles and practice that are necessary to ensure fit-for-purpose validation that has the greatest impact on international regulatory acceptance of alternative methods. In this context validation needs to keep pace with the considerable scientific advancements being made in toxicology, the availability of sophisticated tools and techniques that can be applied in a variety of ways, and the increasing societal and regulatory demands for better safety assessment. This book will be a useful resource for scientists in the field of toxicology, both from industry and academia, developing new test methods, strategies or techniques, as well as Governmental and regulatory authorities interested in understanding the principles and practicalities of validation of alternative methods for toxicity testing.