Regulatory Toxicology
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[edit] Definition
A branch of Toxicology, deals with the rules and assuring compliance
- Product registration
- Allowable concentrations in food or environmental media
[edit] Technical and legal issues may require negotiation and gathering of new information
- Risk and safety are estimated by total weight of evidence
- Toxicity evidence is the basis, but often rules are modified by political, legal considerations, as well a technical feasibility
[edit] Risk Assessment
Is the mathematical modeling process that yields estimates for safe or allowable chemical concentrations.
- Hazard identification
- Dose-response assessment
- Exposure characterization
- Identify unique effects of chemical mixtures
- Risk assessment
- Risk characterization
- Right to know and understand
- Uncertainty characterization
