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Future directions for REACH: 2011 to the 2013 deadline
As the 2010 REACH registration deadline approaches attention is beginning to turn towards requirements from 2011 onwards. The next REACH registration deadline is May 2013. In addition to substances requiring registration after 2010, updates may be required for dossiers already submitted and dossiers may need to be defended following evaluation by ECHA and Member States.
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Dealing with the Uncertainty of Non-Test Methods under REACH
At wca we have used QSARs and read-across extensively under REACH, so we were naturally interested when on 23rd – 24th of September the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) hosted a workshop entitled “Dealing with Uncertainty of Non-Test Methods under REACH”. Representatives from several organisations involved in REACH, including national regulatory agencies and industry, shared their [...]
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New website on Alternatives to Animal Testing
We have worked with our collaborators to produce a new website which presents the results from a four-year Defra project on Alternatives to Animal Testing. The following tasks were completed: Toxicological information for skin sensitisation and fish acute toxicity were collated. This information was obtained from the open literature (including a variety of internet sources) [...]
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Workshop on Alternatives to Animal Testing – September the 17th
Results of a Defra-funded project on Alternatives to Animal Testing will be presented at a free to attend one-day meeting in Leeds on 17th September.
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Computational approaches under REACH
Albania, Melanie and I were recently asked to contribute an article to a special supplement of Chemisty Today dedicated to REACH. In the article we describe some of the computational approaches which we regularly use to fill data gaps for clients, discussing their strengths and weaknesses. For some registrants, these tools may offer an important benefit, allowing them to demonstrate safe use without the need to introduce expensive and unnecessary risk management measures or undertake additional vertebrate testing.
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