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US FDA joins collaboration for faster chemical screening

Computational toxicological work to begin on 10,000 chemicals by end of year

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will join the chemical screening and testing collaboration known as Tox21. Core to Tox21 is the development of models that predict how chemicals will affect human health and the environment. The FDA’s addition to the collaboration will expand existing expertise in chemical testing and safety information. The National Institute of...