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Ecotoxicology
Nowadays, few companies have laboratory facilities to conduct their own toxicology studies so, when there is insufficient safety information about a chemical in their product, industrial toxicologists may also oversee toxicology studies that are conducted by specialised contract research organisations (CROs) . Larger companies sometimes form trade associations so that they can work collaboratively to solve issues that affect all businesses in an industry. For example, European regulations have set a deadline for animal testing to be phased out for cosmetic ingredients, toxicologists in many cosmetics companies have been working hard and collaborating with each other to try to develop alternatives to animal testing.
In many cases the industrial toxicologist will work closely with regulatory authorities to ensure that a company’s products and production processes conform to local, national and international regulations.