Introduction to Toxicology
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Fee: Members-$250; Non-Members-$395
Presented by CA Member Intertek.
This session is open to members and non-members of Cosmetics Alliance and is designed to introduce attendees to basic concepts in toxicology.
If you are engaged in our Product Compliance or Market Access and/or Risk Assessment and Ingredient Safety Committees, you will often be exposed to various toxicology terminologies. This Interactive Training Session will help you understand the basics of toxicology to allow you to provide perspectives on emerging issues and to communicate the issues internally.
Some of the language attendees will acquire a basic understanding of include:
- Points of Departure
- Margins of Safety
- OECD Methods, etc.
- Acute, chronic, oral, dermal, sensitization studies, etc.
- LD, LC, LOEL, NOEL, etc.
Intended for:
- Cosmetic, drug and NHP manufacturers and importers
Objectives:
This introductory session has been designed with a specific focus to:
- Understand the following fundamental concepts
- Hazard classification versus risk assessment
- Acute versus acute exposure
- Test methods commonly used by industry
- Common calculations in risk assessments
- Cosmetic safety assessments
- Acquire basic knowledge of toxicology
This session includes exercises, a quiz, and a Q&A session.
Training Certificates are issued for your records to each individual successfully completing the quiz.
Individual logins are required for each participant to obtain a training certificate.
Nicholas Jermstad
Director, Toxicology and Environmental Assessment
Nick has been in the cosmetic industry for 20 years as a toxicology and regulatory specialist. In his current role at Intertek, Nick currently leads a team dedicated to the toxicology and regulatory needs for the personal care industry. As an experienced toxicologist and regulatory expert, he has worked as a consultant and direct employee for large and small companies marketing a wide range of products including cosmetics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, raw materials, food packaging and biocides. His areas of expertise include product and ingredient safety, risk assessment, hazard identification, global food contact and personal care regulations, and in vitro, in vivo, and human toxicity and efficacy studies to support both internal safety substantiation and regulatory requirements. In addition, he has experience completing regulatory submissions for a variety of applications including food contact substances, cosmetic ingredients, biocides, treated articles, medical devices, and chemical inventories with regulatory bodies across the globe including the US EPA, US FDA, ECHA, US EPA, and NMPA.
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