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14.09.2023

Contribute to the TRA tool user survey and work groups

To support our work on the maintenance of the ECETOC TRA tool, we’ve launched a very quick (one-question) users survey to understand better the current usage by our stakeholders. As well as shari...
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14.09.2023

A note from the Secretary General – Sept 2023

Dear ECETOC Members, Greetings from an unusually warm and dry September! It’s “back to school" season for everybody and I'd like to share some important updates and upcoming events with you:...
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14.09.2023

Experts can still join new ECETOC Task Forces

ECETOC members, academics, regulators and scientists from NGOs are still in time to join our recently launched Task Forces: Smart studies: Examine how in vivo studies could provide more informati...
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ECETOC publishes workshop report on how to overcome final hurdles for using omics technologies in chemical safety assessments
21.06.2023

ECETOC publishes workshop report on how to overcome final hurdles for using omics technologies in chemical safety assessments

The Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) convened an online workshop on 20 – 21 January 2022 to bring together experts from industry, regulatory and academic arenas to discuss how best to...
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ECETOC publishes 2022 report of activities
05.06.2023

ECETOC publishes 2022 report of activities

At the end of the 2023 Annual General Meeting, the Assembly of Members has approved the release of the 2022 Annual Report, which contains a recap of last year's achievements as well as its financial i...
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ECETOC’s risk assessment screening tool meets its design objective of producing conservative results compared to real measurement data
26.04.2023

ECETOC’s risk assessment screening tool meets its design objective of producing conservative results compared to real measurement data

Brussels, 26 March 2023 – A Task Force from the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) has carried out an in-depth comparison of modelled results from its Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) tool...
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24.04.2023

April update from the Secretary General

Dear ECETOC Members, Time for a quick update on what’s on our plate! Following our successful Scoping Meeting in September 2022, we’re now starting 3 new Task Forces on omics, biodiversity a...
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24.04.2023

Launch of 3 new Task Forces

Ecetoc recently launched calls for nominations for three new Task Forces that are scheduled to kick off their activities in Q2: New TF on ‘Omics data interpretation framework’ The aim of t...
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08.02.2023

ECETOC task force studies the relationship between thyroid hormone imbalance in pregnant rats and neurodevelopmental effects in their pups

The third in a series of four reports on developing a science-based testing strategy for maternal thyroid disruption and neurodevelopmental effects on offspring has now been published in the medical j...
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In-depth evaluation confirms robust design of ECETOC risk assessment screening tool for consumer products
26.01.2023

In-depth evaluation confirms robust design of ECETOC risk assessment screening tool for consumer products

Brussels, 26 January 2023 – A task force from the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) has carried out an in-depth evaluation of its Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) Consumer exposure tool a...
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17.01.2023

New year, new ideas, more impact!

A note from Blanca Serrano Ramón, Secretary General of ECETOC Dear all, Happy New Year! Judging from all that we have in store, 2023 promises to be very active, engaging and – hopefully – f...
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17.01.2023

ECETOC announces launch of new activities in 2023

Besides continuing its ongoing work, ECETOC is planning to launch a series of new activities in 2023, including many that sparked from presentations and discussions at the 2022 Scoping Meeting. Her...
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ECETOC Task Force studies criteria to identify potential drinking water contaminants
11.01.2023

ECETOC Task Force studies criteria to identify potential drinking water contaminants

An ECETOC Task Force, established to study how best to create a reliable approach to identify potential drinking water contaminants, has recently published its key findings in Integrated Environmental...
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19.10.2022

ECETOC scientists investigate feasibility of including georeferenced data to improve ecological relevance of chemical risk assessments

The Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) has carried out a study into the feasibility of using georeferenced data to improve the ecological relevance of risk assessments. For several deca...
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18.10.2022

Experts sought for 2 new Task Forces within the Human Health Transformational Programme

ECETOC is inviting experts to join two new Task Forces within its Human Health Transformational Programme. The ECETOC Human Health Transformational Programme (HH TP) recently published a framework...
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29.09.2022

ECETOC workshop report sets out steps required to increase acceptance of mathematical modelling in chemical safety assessments

Brussels, 29 September 2022 – Scientific experts at a workshop organised by ECETOC explored how to use mathematical modelling to help extrapolate toxic doses of chemicals found in isolated cell and...
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01.09.2022

Call for experts to support work on ECHA’s PBT/vPvB guidance update

ECHA has recently launched a call for a Partner Expert Group (PEG) on PBT/vPvB assessment guidance updates (ECHA Guidance R.11, Part C and specific sections of Chapters R.7b and R.7c). The update will...
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01.09.2022

Environment branch of TRA TF to launch two new activities

The Environment Branch of the TRA Task Force is launching two new activities: A literature review on assessment of humans exposed indirectly via the environment, to ascertain the state of the sci...
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01.09.2022

New task force on substances that activate liver receptors as ED

ECETOC has launched a call for nominations for the creation of a Task Force on Substances that activate various liver receptors as endocrine disruptors, with the deadline to submit nominations by the...
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01.09.2022

Focus on… 2022 Scoping Meeting

Times are changing? So is our Scoping Meeting ECHA's keynote will only be one of many "firsts" at this year’s Scoping Meeting. The COVID pandemic brought many changes to our way of working and w...
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