INDIA AND BRAZIL JOIN OECD CHEMICAL TESTS SYSTEM

BY KEITH NUTHALL

INDIA and Brazil have joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development's (OECD) chemical safety data mutual acceptance system. It means regulators and companies in these countries will used OECD methods for non-clinical tests on chemicals. As a result, other participating countries (all 34 OECD developed country members plus South Africa and Singapore) will accept Indian and Brazilian test results, promoting their chemical exports.

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