title: OECD Test Guidelines are tools, not blueprints, for chemical safety assessment.
authors.affiliation: Research Animals Department, RSPCA, Southwater, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 9RS, UK. bphillips@rspca.org.uk
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000826:Animal Testing Alternatives / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000827:Animal Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D005062:European Union; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D007390:International Agencies; D018675:Toxicity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D015262:Xenobiotics