Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy

The US Environmental Protection Agency asked the Council to review the methods and strategies currently being used to evaluate the hazards of risks associated with exposure to drugs, food additives, pesticides, and industrial and other chemicals. The committee assigned to the task, having submitted an interim report in 2006, here presents its long-range vision and strategic plan to advance toxicity testing, and considers its vision within the current regulatory framework. No index is provided.