Various biomonitoring studies have been carried out to investigate the exposure of
populations by measuring non-persistent organic chemicals in urine. To accurately assess …

In silico tools and resources are now used commonly in toxicology and to support the “Next
Generation Risk Assessment”(NGRA) of cosmetics ingredients or materials. This review …

In 2008, a proposal for assessing the risk of induction of skin sensitization to fragrance
materials Quantitative Risk Assessment 1 (QRA1) was published. This was implemented for …

The Expert Panel for Cosmetic Ingredient Safety (Panel) assessed the safety of 21 parabens
as preservatives in cosmetic products. All of these ingredients are reported to function in …

Risk-based chemical safety assessments are increasingly being conducted to support
chemical management decisions and informed substitution to protect public health. Rapid …

Exposure assessment describes the nature, magnitude, duration, and extent to which
various populations are exposed to a chemical agent and is a critical step in the risk …

Biomonitoring of xenobiotics has been performed for many years in occupational and
environmental medicine. It has revealed hidden exposures and the exposure of workers …

Abstract The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has a goal to efficiently conduct
aggregate exposure assessments (AEAs) for chemicals using both exposure models and …

Aggregate exposure assessments using co-use scenarios could provide more realistic
estimations than single product exposure assessment. Co-use scenarios for cosmetic …

The “co-use” patterns of cosmetics would be critical for accurate aggregate exposure
assessment. The Korean national representative exposure factor database, which includes …