The principles of the Cochrane Collaboration should be fertile ground for opening discussion of how we can change our approach to chemical safety assessment, with implications not only for minimizing bias in data generation and review, but even for managing the overall process of ensuring all chemicals have an adequate pedigree of safety before being […]
Chemical Watch has run a story about us. Project launched to drive change in review process for chemicals. Transfer techniques from evidence-based medicine, says new think tank. Review techniques used in evidence-based medicine should be transferred to chemical risk assessment to help resolve differences and controversies. This is the message from a new initiative, the Policy […]
Yesterday I participated in a very interesting webinar presenting preliminary findings of a forthcoming case study, applying the Navigation Guide methodology to evidence that PFCs may be reproductive toxins. For those not already aware, the Guide is a US EPA- and University of California San Francisco-led project looking at how methods used for evaluating study […]
Chemical industry turns again to flawed study. Under attack since May for relying on flawed studies to justify the use of toxic flame retardants in furniture and household products, the chemical industry has turned to a familiar tactic: It has begun pointing to a new scientific paper. Efsa management board adopts external recommendations. The European […]