Dermal sensitization quantitative risk assessment (QRA) for fragrance ingredients

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-23

  Api, Anne Marie ^a   Basketter, David A ^b   Cadby, Peter A ^c   Cano, Marie France ^d   Ellis, Graham ^e   Gerberick, G Frank ^f   Griem, Peter ^g   McNamee, Pauline M ^f   Ryan, Cindy A ^f   Safford, Robert ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Analysis and Perception Department   (Switzerland)

^d Parfums Christian Dior   (France)

^e Givaudan SA   (Switzerland)

^f PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^g CLARIANT PRODUKTE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AEL; CEL; Dermal sensitization; Fragrance ingredients; NESIL; Quantitative risk assessment; SAF

Indexed keywords

ANTIPERSPIRANT AGENT; COSMETIC; DEODORANT AGENT; DETERGENT; FRAGRANCE; SHAMPOO; SOAP; TOOTHPASTE;

ACCEPTABLE EXPOSURE LEVEL CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CONSUMER EXPOSURE LEVEL CALCULATION; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CREAM; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOUTHWASH; NO EXPECTED SENSITIZATION INDUCTION LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SENSITIZATION ASSESSMENT FACTORS; SKIN SENSITIVITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BENCHMARKING; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PERFUME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 47549087254     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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