ECHA RELEASES NEW GUIDANCE ON ASSESSING CHEMICALS AS SKIN SENSITISERS
October 2nd, 2021
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published advice to chemical sectors on combining different sources of alternative data when assessing whether chemicals are skin sensitisers – of key importance to apparel makers. This is ECHA’s first guideline on using ‘in silico’ tools (using computer simulation, such as the QSAR Toolbox) to assess skin sensitisation, with the goal of delivering reliable data that avoids tests on animals. Results should advise whether a substance is a skin sensitiser, and whether sensitisation is strong or moderate. * ...
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