First OECD testing guideline for endocrine disruptors

First testing guideline adopted following decade-long programme on endocrine disruptors.

After a decade of work the OECD has announced the adoption of the first testing guideline in a planned series to assess the endocrine disrupting properties of chemicals. Testing guideline 440 describing how to conduct in-vivo uterotrophic bioassays was adopted on 16 October, according to Bob Diderich of the OECD’s chemical safety division.Speaking at the annual long-range research initiative (LRI) conference of the European Chemical...