EPA Seeks Companies' Data For Alternate Skin Toxicity Test Analyses

摘要

EPA is pressing the pesticide industry for data from alternate, non-animal toxcity testing methods that regulators can compare with results from traditional testing of a variety of chemicals ahead of an international conference in the fall where regulators will seek to advance broader use of the alternative methods. The goal of the conference in Italy is to craft a decision tree to guide how and when alternate tests for skin sensiti-zation should be submitted to EPA and other regulators, Anna Lowit, a senior scientist in EPA's pesticides office, said during April 13 remarks at pesticide industry association CropLife America's spring conference in Arlington, VA. "This kind of thing is unprecedented," gathering together regulators of all types of chemical products from pesticides to cosmetics, Lowit said. "My hope is that this is a jumping off point."