Dermal corrosivity tests
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Validation of Alternative Methods releases final recommendations accepting three animal alternative methods to test dermal corrosivity, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences announces in 1July 31 Federal Register notice. Expedited review of EpiDerm, EPISKIN and Rat Skin Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance tests was initiated following endorsement by European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods Scientific Advisory Committee. ICCVAM recommends the three tests can be used to measure dermal corrosivity in a "weight-of-evidence approach using an integrated testing scheme"...