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Korean Society of Toxicology & Korea Environmental Mutagen Society (한국독성학회)
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A Web-based Alternative Non-animal Method Database for Safety Cosmetic Evaluations

  • Kim, Seung Won (Major in Public Health, Faculty of Food and Health Sciences, Keimyung University) ;
  • Kim, Bae-Hwan (Major in Public Health, Faculty of Food and Health Sciences, Keimyung University)
  • Received : 2016.03.15
  • Accepted : 2016.04.11
  • Published : 2016.07.15
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Abstract

Animal testing was used traditionally in the cosmetics industry to confirm product safety, but has begun to be banned; alternative methods to replace animal experiments are either in development, or are being validated, worldwide. Research data related to test substances are critical for developing novel alternative tests. Moreover, safety information on cosmetic materials has neither been collected in a database nor shared among researchers. Therefore, it is imperative to build and share a database of safety information on toxicological mechanisms and pathways collected through in vivo, in vitro, and in silico methods. We developed the CAMSEC database (named after the research team; the Consortium of Alternative Methods for Safety Evaluation of Cosmetics) to fulfill this purpose. On the same website, our aim is to provide updates on current alternative research methods in Korea. The database will not be used directly to conduct safety evaluations, but researchers or regulatory individuals can use it to facilitate their work in formulating safety evaluations for cosmetic materials. We hope this database will help establish new alternative research methods to conduct efficient safety evaluations of cosmetic materials.

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