What is the role of NICEATM and ICCVAM in gaining regulatory acceptance of new and alternative test methods?
NICEATM and ICCVAM assess the validation status of new, revised and alternative safety testing methods to determine their usefulness and limitations for testing purposes. ICCVAM then transmits recommendations to Federal agencies regarding appropriate uses of these methods based on their scientific validity. Each Federal agency then determines whether the test methods are acceptable for their respective programs. Agencies must respond to ICCVAM recommendations within 180 days after receiving them.
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- Are all of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) criteria presented in the guidance equally important in the evaluation of new methods?
- What is the role of NICEATM and ICCVAM in gaining regulatory acceptance of new and alternative test methods?
- Are Federal agencies that use toxicity data required to support the development of alternative test methods?
