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25 Jui 2021
Latest 'OECD Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report' released (issue no. 41)
The June 2021 OECD Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report describes activities and publications on Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOP) in risk assessment ...
7 Jui 2021
Statement by SCAHT regarding link between pesticides and reproductive health (english, deutsch, français)
The recently published study on maternal occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals during pregnancy and semen parameters in adulthood (Istvan et al., Human Reprod. 2021) which was co-funded by SCAHT has received widespread attention. Here is a statement by the SCAHT to help putting the study findings into context ...
1 Jui 2021
Rex FitzGerald leaves the SCAHT – or does he?
We wish him all the best for the future and are looking forward to his continuing support as consultant in regulatory projects and through teaching in our master courses.
25 Mai 2021
Call for Posters for SST Annual Meeting 2021, deadline for abstract submission: 22 October 2021
The scientific committee would like to encourage poster contributions from young toxicologists ...
12 Mai 2021
Call for session proposals: International Congress of Toxicology (ICT 2022), deadline is 1 June 2021
The XVIth International Congress of Toxicology (ICT 2022) is a joint congress of IUTOX and EUROTOX ...
12 Mai 2021
EFSA has updated safety assessment of titanium dioxide (E171)
Based on all the relevant available scientific evidence, EFSA concluded ...
29 Mar 2021
New OECD Guidance document on the "Characterisation, validation and reporting of Physiologically Based Kinetic (PBK) models for regulatory purposes"
OECD Series on Testing and Assessment No. 331; Environment, Health and Safety, Environment Directorate.
16 Mar 2021
EFSA has launched a public consultation on the “Draft updated Guidance on the assessment of exposure of operators, workers, residents and bystanders in risk assessment for plant protection products”, open until 9th May 2021
EFSA’s Pesticide Peer Review Unit has launched an open consultation
15 Mar 2021
Publication ”Reflections on the OECD guidelines for in vitro skin absorption studies“ - by SCAHT researchers Nancy Hopf, Aurélie Berthet, Elena Reale (Unisanté), et al. - was awarded 'DTSS Annual Paper of the Year'
The Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section (DTSS) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) presents the 'Annual Paper of the Year Award' in recognition of an exceptional recent publication in the field of skin toxicology and pharmacology ...
4 Mar 2021
New OECD guidance: Identifying and selecting safer chemical alternatives
OECD guidance on hazard and exposure assessment and evaluating trade-offs, including case studies.