Order Your Free Copy of Cyprotex’s Chemical and Cosmetics Testing
Guide<http://alttox.org/6259-2/>
Helen Gill, Cyprotex Discovery Ltd Cyprotex’s Chemical and Cosmetics Testing
Guide is a valuable resource for anyone involved in safety testing of
industrial chemicals, pesticides, cosmetics and personal care products. It
covers current legislation, skin and ocular testing approaches,
mutagenicity/genotoxicity testing and endocrine disruption testing, and focuses
predominantly on non-animal testing methods. Order your free […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/6259-2/>Information Day on “Progress in Alternative
Methods in Toxicology and
Biomedicine”<http://alttox.org/information-day-on-progress-in-alternative-methods-in-toxicology-and-biomedicine/>
Mardas Daneshian, CAAT-Europe at the University of Konstanz Information Day on
“Progress in Alternative Methods in Toxicology and Biomedicine” July 8th 2016
09:00 – 16:00 Konzil Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany Toxicology traditionally
relies on the use of animals to derive information relevant for human wellbeing
and safety. Today, human cell-based alternative methods to animal use have
[…]Read
More<http://alttox.org/information-day-on-progress-in-alternative-methods-in-toxicology-and-biomedicine/>TSCA
Reform Bill Becomes Law, Will Promote Use of
Alternatives<http://alttox.org/tsca-reform-bill-becomes-law-will-promote-use-of-alternatives/>
Catherine Sprankle, NICEATM A bill signed into law June 22 by President Obama
updates the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576) provides the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority and a consistent source of funding
to evaluate chemicals on the basis of […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/tsca-reform-bill-becomes-law-will-promote-use-of-alternatives/>
FDA Issues Final Guidance and Presents Webinar on Biological Evaluation of
Medical
Devices<http://alttox.org/fda-issues-final-guidance-and-presents-webinar-on-biological-evaluation-of-medical-devices/>
Catherine Sprankle, NICEATM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
issued a final guidance document on the use of International Standard ISO
10993-1, “Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices – Part 1: Evaluation and
Testing Within a Risk Management Process.” FDA developed the guidance document
to assist industry in preparing applications and notifications on medical
[…]Read
More<http://alttox.org/fda-issues-final-guidance-and-presents-webinar-on-biological-evaluation-of-medical-devices/>EPA
Releases Training Videos on Data Requirements for
Antimicrobials<http://alttox.org/epa-releases-training-videos-on-data-requirements-for-antimicrobials/>
Catherine Sprankle, NICEATM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
releasing five training videos providing guidance on EPA’s 40 CFR Part 158W
data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides. These training videos will help
the public and the pesticide industry better understand the pesticide
registration process and make the process more efficient and transparent. The
videos include […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/epa-releases-training-videos-on-data-requirements-for-antimicrobials/>NIH
Releases a Request for Information Seeking Guidance for Opportunities in
Neuroethics; Responses Due July 29,
2016<http://alttox.org/nih-releases-a-request-for-information-seeking-guidance-for-opportunities-in-neuroethics-responses-due-july-29-2016/>
Sherry Ward, AltTox Source:
https://brainupdate.nih.gov/2016/06/07/nih-releases-a-request-for-information-seeking-guidance-for-opportunities-in-neuroethics
June 7, 2016 NIH solicits input to identify a set of core ethical issues
associated with research involving the human brain and resulting from
advancements in neurotechnology research and development…. The Brain Research
through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative® is aimed at
revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. By […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/nih-releases-a-request-for-information-seeking-guidance-for-opportunities-in-neuroethics-responses-due-july-29-2016/>EPA
and IIVS Webinar June 14: Regulatory Initiatives for New Approaches to
Traditional Toxicity
Testing<http://alttox.org/epa-and-iivs-webinar-june-14-regulatory-initiatives-for-new-approaches-to-traditional-toxicity-testing/>
Sherry Ward, AltTox Webinar: Tuesday, June 14, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET The
EPA OPP recently outlined ways in which it plans to reduce the use of animals
in its traditional “6-pack” studies. Join us for this free, one-hour webinar to
learn more about efforts by EPA OPP and IIVS to address the […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/epa-and-iivs-webinar-june-14-regulatory-initiatives-for-new-approaches-to-traditional-toxicity-testing/>View
Presentations from NTP’s Botanical Dietary Supplement Safety
Workshop<http://alttox.org/view-presentations-from-ntps-botanical-dietary-supplement-safety-workshop/>
Sherry Ward, AltTox Videocasts now available for the April 26-27, 2016 NTP
workshop, “Addressing challenges in the assessment of botanical dietary
supplement safety.” Overall, it was a well-organized and informative meeting
with excellent presentations. The many challenges in assessing the safety of
botanical products coupled with an emerging demand for their safety assessment
suggests this […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/view-presentations-from-ntps-botanical-dietary-supplement-safety-workshop/>Evidence-based
Toxicology Collaboration
News<http://alttox.org/evidence-based-toxicology-collaboration-news/>
Sherry Ward, AltTox The Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC) at Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is a collaboration of stakeholders
“united in their vision to improve the public health outcomes and reduce human
impact on the environment by bringing evidence-based approaches to safety
sciences.” EBTC news this week includes their launch of an attractive, […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/evidence-based-toxicology-collaboration-news/>ICCVAM
Public Forum Slides and Webcast Recording
Available<http://alttox.org/iccvam-public-forum-slides-and-webcast-recording-available/>
Catherine Sprankle, NICEATM Presentation slides and a recording of the webcast
of the May 25 ICCVAM public forum are now available on the NICEATM website. At
the May 25 meeting at the National Institutes of Health, representatives from
12 ICCVAM member agencies were joined by stakeholder group representatives and
over 100 webcast viewers. Agencies presented […]Read
More<http://alttox.org/iccvam-public-forum-slides-and-webcast-recording-available/>Webinar
Series on Inhalation Toxicity Continues June
28<http://alttox.org/webinar-series-on-inhalation-toxicity-continues-june-28/>
Catherine Sprankle, NICEATM NICEATM and the PETA International Science
Consortium (PISC) are co-hosting a webinar series on Alternative Approaches for
Acute Inhalation Toxicity to Address Global Regulatory and Non-regulatory Data
Requirements. The next webinar will be Tuesday, June 28, from 11:00 a.m. to
noon EDT. Marco Corvaro, Ph.D., Dow AgroSciences, will present on the “GHS
[…]Read
More<http://alttox.org/webinar-series-on-inhalation-toxicity-continues-june-28/>
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