The AFSA Collaboration has developed this master class to build capacity and confidence in animal-free safety assessment of cosmetics and ingredients. This will support the development of new and safer products as well as robust safety decisions.
This report was developed under the Working Party on Risk Management. This report summarises discussions held at a workshop on Additional Attributes Beyond Safer for Chemical Selection and Substitution held in Paris 23-24 September 2024. A draft report was reviewed by workshop participants and the Working Party on Risk Management agreed for the report to be released publicly. The Acknowledgements were added to this publication by the OECD Secretariat.
Assist your team in creating a safer workplace through our course, Transitioning to Safer Chemicals. You’ll learn OSHA’s seven-step substitution planning process so you can evaluate chemical use, study possible alternatives, and pursue safer alternatives. Plus you’ll gain knowledge about databases, as well as other tools and methods to help you make the transition so that your workers are protected from chemical hazards.
This is a free, asynchronous, on-demand course.
The hazard identification of chemicals is a key step of the “Safe and Sustainable by Design” (SSbD) framework introduced by the European Commission, aiming to eliminate hazardous substances early in innovation. In this context, in silico methods such as (Quantitative) Structure–Activity Relationship ((Q)SAR) models offer rapid, cost-effective, and animalfree alternatives for early-stage hazard screening. The Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) is developing a toolbox to facilitate SSbD assessments containing numerous (Q)SAR models.
In this report, the role various harmful chemicals have in the production of textiles and apparel are evaluated and five key Innovation Areas are identified. There are insights to accelerate the adoption of new safer technologies, and the work of over a hundred young innovative companies are highlighted.
The Safer Materials in Food Packaging report articulates the needs for innovation in food packaging and showcases innovative companies and potential solutions to the sector's health and environmental challenges.
In this report, major safer chemistry challenges and solutions in ingredients and materials across the beauty and personal care industry are highlighted. Specific needs for new ingredients and materials are highlighted, and a snapshot of innovative safer chemistry companies developing promising new materials is provided. The report also highlights evolving brands and retailers standards for safety and sustainability that move the industry forward.