Updates to online master class in animal-free safety assessment for cosmetics

The AFSA (Animal-free Safety Assessment) Collaboration has developed a “Master Class in Animal-free Safety Assessment for Cosmetics.” The goal of this class is to build confidence and global capacity in the use of animal-free data in safety decision-making.

A new module on “Global Regulatory Landscape” was released in November. This module focuses on how regulatory requirements impact cosmetic risk assessment in key global markets, including current challenges in implementing animal-free safety assessment and approaches to address them.

The Master Class is designed for stakeholders engaged in cosmetic and chemical safety assessment and regulation, and will be especially useful for:

• Product and chemical safety assessors and regulators.
• Regulatory affairs and compliance specialists.
• Contract research organizations and other GLP laboratories.
• Small and medium enterprises.
• Graduate students.
• Non-governmental organizations.

Course content is based on the principles of next-generation risk assessment, an exposure-led, hypothesis-driven risk assessment approach integrating existing knowledge with in silico, in chemico, and in vitro approaches in a tiered framework identifying situations in which a product or ingredient may be used safely. Students can pick and choose modules based on their interests or view them all. More information is available at https://www.afsacollaboration.org/masterclass/. Sign up and preview webinars at https://afsa.talentlms.com/.