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This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate monograph will be released in October by National Toxicology Program's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, agency reports during Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting Sept. 10-11 in Research Triangle Park, N.C. NTP released a monograph on di-n-butyl phthalate in March (1"The Rose Sheet" March 24, 2003, p. 6). Agency also unveiled its draft vision for the toxicology program, which advocates shifting basis for decision-making to rely on faster, mechanism-based assays rather than empirical tests. NTP anticipates developing more specific draft principles, roadmap of goals to be accomplished under new strategy by July 2004...