GUIDANCE ON A STRATEGY FOR GENOTOXICITY TESTING
| Knowledge Source Identification | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge source name | GUIDANCE ON A STRATEGY FOR GENOTOXICITY TESTING |
| Owner/Developer | The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment |
| Abbreviated owner | COM |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/315800/in_vivo_testing_of_genotoxicity_of_chemicals.pdf |
| Description | The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) has a remit to provide UK Government Departments and Agencies with advice on the most suitable approaches to testing chemical substances for genotoxicity. The COM published guidance in 1981, 1989 and again in 2000. This document, incorporating some significant changes, reports on the COM views regarding the most appropriate strategy for genotoxicity testing reached in 2011. |
| Knowledge Source Category | |
| Category | Publication |
| Sub categories | Guidance document |
| Knowledge Dissemination and Sharing | |
| Dissemination channel | Website |
| Targeted audience (specified/objective analysis) | Regulators |
| Users access | Open access |
| Knowledge Characterization | |
| 3Rs relevance | Replacement, Reduction, Refinement |
| Purpose | Toxicological and safety evaluation, Documentation and information |
| Technology/Tools | Alternative test methods (in vitro), Animal testing (in vivo) |