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Perspectives on immunotoxicity regulatory guidelines
1Pharmaceutical Services, Huntingdon Life Sciences Ltd., Cambridgeshire, UK.
The regulatory guidelines relating to testing for immunotoxicity are not harmonised amongst the various agencies. This paper outlines the current situation within Europe, Japan and the USA. The agencies within the USA representing both agrochemicals and food additives are the most demanding in their requirements, and these guidelines are currently used as the definitive requirements for the testing of compounds for immunotoxicity.
The regulatory guidelines relating to testing for immunotoxicity are not harmonised amongst the various agencies. This paper outlines the current situation within Europe, Japan and the USA. The agencies within the USA representing both agrochemicals and food additives are the most demanding in their requirements, and these guidelines are currently used as the definitive requirements for the testing of compounds for immunotoxicity.