Posts tagged weight of evidence/genotoxicity
EU Court overturns titanium dioxide carcinogen classification: A salutary tale for toxicity assessment.
EU Court overturns titanium dioxide carcinogen classification: A salutary tale for toxicity assessment.

In a landmark decision, the EU Court of Justice ruled that 2017 decisions on carcinogenicity for TiO2  did not rely on valid evidence. The animal studies used were not relevant to humans and they failed to show an intrinsic cause of cancer. The court decision has implications for the EU ban of TiO2 in food.

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Safety, Regulation, Nanomaterials, Risk AnalysisFiona Caseweight of evidence/genotoxicity, Food, Titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Revised EU Cosmetic Guidance Updates Nanomaterial-specific Considerations
Revised EU Cosmetic Guidance Updates Nanomaterial-specific Considerations

The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) released its latest guidance on testing and evaluating the safety of cosmetics.

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Alternate Testing, Nanomaterials, Leadership, Guidance, Risk AnalysisJames EdeEuropean Commission, Vireo Advisors, European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS), guidance on testing and evaluating the safety of cosmetics, nanomaterials, non-animal testing strategies, weight of evidence/genotoxicity, mutagenicity toolbox, EU cosmetic legislation, gglomeration/aggregation potential, lack of solubility, nanomaterial safety assessmentComment