ABSTRACT
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)—an intergovernmental organization made up of 34 member countries from Europe, North America, and Australasia†—has been working on chemical safety issues, as part of its
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 383 History of the OECD Work on Chemicals .............................................................384 Role of OECD ........................................................................................................ 385 How OECD Carries Out Its Work .......................................................................... 385 Main Areas of Work: General Tools ...................................................................... 386
Test Guidelines .................................................................................................. 386 GLP and Compliance Monitoring ..................................................................... 386 Hazard and Exposure Assessment ..................................................................... 387 Risk Management Tools and Experiences ........................................................ 387 Harmonization of Classižcation and Labeling .................................................. 388
Main Areas of Work: Development of Approaches for Specižc Types of Chemicals .................................................................................................... 388
Existing Industrial Chemicals ........................................................................... 388 New Industrial Chemicals ................................................................................. 389 Pesticides ........................................................................................................... 389 Biocides ............................................................................................................. 389 Safety of Nanomaterials .................................................................................... 389 Safety in Biotechnology and Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds .......................390
