Topic 6: Non-Governmental Regulatory Toxicology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
- Define what is meant by a “Non-Governmental Regulatory Toxicology”.
- Give several examples of a non-governmental entities that conduct and influence regulatory toxicology.
What is Non-Governmental Regulatory Toxicology?
- Groups that are not officially part of a government agency that conduct and/or influence regulatory toxicology.
- Examples of such groups may include not-for-profit organizations, advocacy groups, professional societies, industry trade associations and individual companies.
- The term “NGO” (short for non-governmental organization(s)) is sometimes used; however, the term “NGO” often is limited to advocacy groups.
- Often can conduct or influence regulatory toxicology on a much faster timeframe than government agencies.
- Government agencies often take many months or years to enact regulations, policies, and guidance; while non-governmental entities often proceed at a fraction of this time.
- Often lack the transparency found in government agencies in terms of decision making, as well as the ability to provide input.
Examples of a non-governmental entities that conduct and influence regulatory toxicology
- Professional society – The Society of Toxicology has generated statements on topics, such as Endocrine Disruption and Animal Use in Toxicology.
- Advocacy groups – Often have a particular focus such as the proper treatment of animals, environmental sustainability, women’s health…
- Individual companies – For-profit businesses that decide to address a particular topic related to regulatory toxicology. Examples include eliminating use of certain chemicals, reduce use of water, increasing recycling…
- Trade Associations – represent business that have a common or similar commercial interest (e.g., chemical manufacture, consumer products). Often create industry best practices or guidance for issues related to regulatory toxicology.
Topic 6: Key Points
In this section, we explored the following main points:
In this section, we explored the following main points:
- What is Non-Governmental Regulatory Toxicology.
- Examples of different types of non-governmental entities that conduct and influence regulatory toxicology.
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