- 10 March 2021New ECETOC guidance says there isn’t any scientific justification for using chemical doses that cause pain or suffering in animal testingRead more
Brussels, 10 March 2021 – In 21st century toxicology practice, there isn’t any scientific justification for selecting high doses of chemicals in animal […]
- 24 February 2021ECETOC report reviews information used to determine chemical exposure levels that are safe for human healthRead more
Brussels, 24 February 2021 – An ECETOC technical report has reviewed the existing information used to determine a substance’s ‘derived no-effect level’ (DNEL), […]
- 17 February 2021ECETOC workshop recommends improving REACH legal text to enable more use of exposure-based adaptations when registering chemicalsRead more
Brussels, 16 February 2021 – A workshop organised by the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) has recommended improving the EU’s REACH legislation […]
- 9 February 2021ECETOC T4 Task Force publishes first of four reports developing tiered testing strategy for thyroid disruptionRead more
Brussels, 09 February 2020 – An article by the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) Special Thyroxine (T4) Task Force has recently been […]
- 16 December 2020Nanotoxicology journal publishes details of new ECETOC NanoAppRead more
Details of the newly-launched NanoApp have been published in the journal Nanotoxicology. The paper, ‘Rationale and decision rules behind the ECETOC NanoApp to […]
- 30 November 2020ECETOC launches new NanoApp, combined with training for usersRead more
The Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) will formally launch its keenly-awaited new NanoApp on 30 November this year. The web-based tool has […]
- 23 November 2020Dutch Society for Toxicology’s TCDD magazine features ECETOC new Conceptual Framework for Polymer Safety AssessmentRead more
TCDD (Toxicological Communication, Data en Documentation), the Dutch Society for Toxicology’s quarterly magazine has recently published a feature on ECETOC’s new Conceptual Framework […]
- 17 July 2020EPAA and NC3Rs final call for data: acute oral toxicity studiesRead more
ECETOC is supporting this call for data for acute oral toxicity studies. In collaboration with the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal […]
- 12 May 2020ECETOC Task Force explores strategies for assessing effects of chemical mixtures on aquatic communitiesRead more
A study by ECETOC has explored the challenge of assessing the effects of mixtures of chemicals on aquatic communities comprising many species. Chemical […]
- 4 May 2020Hazard identification, classification, and risk assessment of carcinogens: too much or too little? – Report of an ECETOC workshopRead more
An international workshop organised by the Centre for chemical safety assessment (ECETOC) was held in September 2019 in Helsinki to explore the scientific […]