OECD updates and corrects eight Test Guidelines
Posted on 2020-07-18On 26 June, OECD adopted a set of updated and corrected Test Guidelines for chemicals safety testing to keep pace with scientific progress for OECD members and Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) adhering countries.
Eight Test Guidelines have been updated (TG 437, TG 458, TG 488, TG 491) and corrected (TG 405, TG 439, TG 442C et TG 471):
- Test No. 405: Acute Eye Irritation/Corrosion
- Test No. 437: Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test
- Test No. 439: In Vitro Skin Irritation
- Test No. 442C: In Chemico Skin Sensitisation
- Test No. 458: Stably Transfected Human Androgen Receptor Transcriptional Activation Assay for Detection of Androgenic Agonist and Antagonist Activity of Chemicals
- Test No. 471: Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test
- Test No. 488: Transgenic Rodent Somatic and Germ Cell Gene Mutation Assays
- Test No. 491: Short Time Exposure In VitroTest Method for Identifying i) Chemicals Inducing Serious Eye Damage and ii) Chemicals Not Requiring Classification for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage