Abstract
Novel strategies for toxicological risk assessments
Highlights
The Society of Toxicology (STOX), India, and Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC), Unilever, organized a one day symposium on “Novel Strategies for Toxicological Risk Assessments” on September 4, 2013 at Unilever R&D Centre, Bangalore, India
SEAC has played a significant role in the area of non-animal approaches to safety by partnering with academia and Dr Sinkar expressed his hope that the symposium would stimulate scientific discussions and identify a way forward in the area of animal alternatives for assessing toxicity
The talk covered the progress in the development, validation, and acceptance of non-animal approaches to toxicological risk assessments as well as developments in exposure science that can help reduce the numbers of animals used for safety assessment
Summary
The Society of Toxicology (STOX), India, and Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC), Unilever, organized a one day symposium on “Novel Strategies for Toxicological Risk Assessments” on September 4, 2013 at Unilever R&D Centre, Bangalore, India. As animal testing for safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients and products is facing a likely ban in India, there is an increasing need to develop toxicological risk assessment strategies using non-animal methodologies, implying the need for a fundamental change in the way safety assessments are carried out.
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