CTFA guidelines
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association is requesting public comments on two new and one revised Safety Evaluation Guidelines by July 8, CTFA announces. The two new guidelines for genotoxicity and reproductive and developmental toxicity testing describe both in vivo and in vitro models, while the revised guidelines on photoirritation/photoallergy include in vivo, in vitro and clinical test methods, association notes. CTFA Safety Evaluation Guidelines "provide manufacturers with guidance regarding the use of preclinical and clinical safety testing as means to substantiate the safety of both ingredients and finished cosmetic products"...