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National Toxicology Program
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Formed	1978
Agency executive	Dr. Richard Woychik, Director, NIEHS & NTP;
Parent agency	United States Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Child agencies	Office of the Report on Carcinogens; Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods;
Website	ntp.niehs.nih.gov

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The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is an inter-agency program run by the United States Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate, evaluate, and report on toxicology within public agencies.^[1]

The National Toxicology Program is headquartered at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). The NIEHS Director, currently Richard Woychik, also concurrently serves as NTP Director.^[1]

History[edit]

The program was established in 1978 by Joseph A. Califano Jr., then the United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (today known as the Secretary of Health and Human Services). The program arose from congressional concerns about the health effects of chemical agents in the environment. In October 1981, Secretary Richard S. Schwiker granted permanent status to the program.^[2]

Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods[edit]

The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) supports the development and evaluation of new, revised, and alternative methods for chemical safety testing. Alternative methods are methods for safety testing of chemicals and chemical products that use fewer or no animals or that minimize or prevent animal pain and distress. NICEATM is directed by Dr. Warren Casey, PhD, DABT.^{[citation needed]}

The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993^[3] directed NIEHS to establish criteria for the validation and regulatory acceptance of alternative test methods and a process for their subsequent implementation. This led to the establishment of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods via the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000,^[4] which stated that ICCVAM would exist as a permanent interagency committee of NIEHS under NICEATM.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to supporting ICCVAM, NICEATM activities include:

Conducting and publishing analyses and evaluations of data from new, revised, and alternative testing approaches
Providing information to test method developers, regulators, and regulated industry through its website and other communications and by organizing workshops and symposia on topics of interest
Providing bioinformatics and computational toxicology support to National Toxicology Program and NIEHS projects, especially those related to Tox21

NICEATM publishes results of its analyses of alternative test methods and approaches in the peer-reviewed literature and presents at meetings of the Society of Toxicology and the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences.^{[citation needed]}

Office of the Report on Carcinogens[edit]

The United States federgovernment's NIEHS National Toxicology Program's Office of the Report on Carcinogens is responsible for publishing a Report On Carcinogens, first issued in 1980.^[5]

The latest edition is the 15th Report, issued in 2021.^[6] The 14th Report, published in 2016, contains "248 listings of agents, substances, mixtures, and exposure circumstances that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans." This edition added seven newly reviewed listings, of which the only synthetic chemical was trichloroethylene.^[7]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Office of the National Toxicology Program". NIEHS. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^ "History of the NTP - National Toxicology Program". National Toxicology Program. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
^ NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-43, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-1 and 42 U.S.C. 283e)
^ ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-545, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-3)
^ 1st Report on Carcinogens. 1980.
^ 15th Report on Carcinogens. 2021.
^ "14th Report on Carcinogens". National Toxicology Program. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website
NICEATM website
Tox21 – U.S. Government high-throughput screening initiative
Ninth World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences – official website

[NIEHS_about-1] "Office of the National Toxicology Program". NIEHS. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 20, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.

[2] "History of the NTP - National Toxicology Program". National Toxicology Program. Archived from the original on October 16, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2011.

[3] NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-43, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-1 and 42 U.S.C. 283e)

[4] ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-545, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-3)

[ROC1980-5] 1st Report on Carcinogens. 1980.

[ROC1921-6] 15th Report on Carcinogens. 2021.

[7] "14th Report on Carcinogens". National Toxicology Program. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

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-The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) supports the development and evaluation of new, revised, and alternative methods for chemical safety testing. [[Alternatives to animal testing|Alternative methods]] are methods for safety testing of chemicals and chemical products that use fewer or no animals or that minimize or prevent animal pain and distress. NICEATM is directed by Dr. Warren Casey, PhD, DABT.
+The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) supports the development and evaluation of new, revised, and alternative methods for chemical safety testing. [[Alternatives to animal testing|Alternative methods]] are methods for safety testing of chemicals and chemical products that use fewer or no animals or that minimize or prevent animal pain and distress. NICEATM is directed by Dr. Warren Casey, PhD, [[Diplomate American Board of Toxicology|DABT]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}
-The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 <ref>NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-43, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-1 and 42 U.S.C. 283e)</ref> directed NIEHS to establish criteria for the validation and regulatory acceptance of alternative test methods and a process for their subsequent implementation. This led to the establishment of the [[Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods]] via the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000,<ref>ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-545, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-3)</ref> which stated that ICCVAM would exist as a permanent interagency committee of NIEHS under NICEATM.
+The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993<ref>NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-43, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-1 and 42 U.S.C. 283e)</ref> directed NIEHS to establish criteria for the validation and regulatory acceptance of alternative test methods and a process for their subsequent implementation. This led to the establishment of the [[Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods]] via the ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000,<ref>ICCVAM Authorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-545, codified at 42 U.S.C. 285l-3)</ref> which stated that ICCVAM would exist as a permanent interagency committee of NIEHS under NICEATM.{{cn|date=January 2024}}
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 * Conducting and publishing analyses and evaluations of data from new, revised, and alternative testing approaches
 * Providing information to test method developers, regulators, and regulated industry through its website and other communications and by organizing workshops and symposia on topics of interest
-* Providing bioinformatics and computational toxicology support to National Toxicology Program and NIEHS projects, especially those related to Tox21
+* Providing bioinformatics and computational toxicology support to National Toxicology Program and NIEHS projects, especially those related to [[Tox21]]
-NICEATM publishes results of its analyses of alternative test methods and approaches in the peer-reviewed literature and presents at meetings of the [[Society of Toxicology]] and the World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences.
+NICEATM publishes results of its analyses of alternative test methods and approaches in the peer-reviewed literature and presents at meetings of the [[Society of Toxicology]] and the [[World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences]].{{cn|date=January 2024}}
+==Office of the Report on Carcinogens==
+The United States federgovernment's NIEHS National Toxicology Program's Office of the Report on [[Carcinogens]] is responsible for publishing a ''Report On Carcinogens'', first issued in 1980.<ref name=ROC1980>{{cite book | title = 1st Report on Carcinogens | year = 1980 |url=https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/PB84122852.xhtml}}</ref>
+The latest edition is the 15th Report, issued in 2021.<ref name=ROC1921>{{cite book | title = 15th Report on Carcinogens | year = 2021 |url=https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/cancer/roc}}</ref> The 14th Report, published in 2016, contains "248 listings of agents, substances, mixtures, and exposure circumstances that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans." This edition added seven newly reviewed listings, of which the only synthetic chemical was [[trichloroethylene]].<ref>{{cite web |title=14th Report on Carcinogens |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212201518/https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/whatwestudy/assessments/cancer/roc/index.html |publisher=National Toxicology Program |access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref>
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{commons category|PD US HHS NTP}}
+{{Commons category|PD US HHS NTP}}
-* [http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ Official site]
+* {{Official website|ntp.niehs.nih.gov}}
 * [http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/pubhealth/evalatm/index.html NICEATM website]
-* [http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/results/hts/index.html Tox21] - U.S. Government high-throughput screening initiative
+* [https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/tox21 Tox21] – U.S. Government high-throughput screening initiative
-* [http://www.wc9prague.org Ninth World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences] - Official website
+* [http://www.wc9prague.org Ninth World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences] – official website
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