EPAA, Cefic-LRI and IFRA Europe convened relevant industry and EU Members State regulatory agencies to discuss the progress made in applying non-animal testing strategies for assessing skin sensitisation, at training workshop hosted by ECHA, in Helsinki, on February 7th and 8th, 2019. Representatives also discussed the challenges that remain, especially when dealing with difficult substances. The outcome of the workshop is outlined in this flash report.
The first Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology (RTP) paper from the Skin Sensitization Workshop is available here: “In vitro RHE skin sensitisation assays: Applicability to challenging substances”.
