22 Jul 2020

On 26 June 2020, OECD adopted eight updated or corrected Test Guidelines for chemicals safety testing, used by OECD members and countries ...

1 Jul 2020

Der Bundesrat ist der Meinung, dass der heutige Gesetzesrahmen für die Verwendung von Aluminium in Antitranspiranten für den Schutz der Gesundheit der Bevölkerung ausreichend ist ...

25 Jun 2020

At this one-day symposium we would like to paint a picture of the status quo on pesticide exposure and hazard assessment by inviting the leading Swiss experts from the research-, regulatory and industry communities ...

3 Jun 2020

The only part-time curriculum in Toxicology in Switzerland compatible with the needs of scientists already in employment ...

11 May 2020

While the unprecedented public health emergency resulting from COVID-19 continues to evolve, SCAHT is affected in the same way as any other academic institution. Our top priority is of course the health and well-being of our staff and their families. Like everyone else, we are doing our best to continue working under difficult circumstances ...

10 May 2020

EFSA has published the results of its two pilot assessments on the risks posed to humans by residues of multiple pesticides in food ...

23 Apr 2020

Hydroxychloroquine has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiviral effects and is used, inter alia, for the treatment of chronic rheumatic diseases. There are hopes that the drug might have a positive effect on the treatment of Covid-19 ...

6 Apr 2020

This report now also includes data from 2018. On the EFSA website you can find some dashboards visualising selected data.

24 Mar 2020

For further information see EUROTOX 2020 website.

27 Feb 2020

Three OECD webinars on the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) framework have recently been organised. They have been recorded and can be accessed following the links below.

The presentations are also available below each webinar.