Glycol ethers: New toxicological data

Abstract

This document summarizes the work of the expert group formed by Inserm in the context of the collective expertise procedure in response to the request from the French Agency for Environmental Health Safety (Afsse) which became the French Agency for Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Afsset) on September 1, 2005. The present report follows on from the collective expertise report implemented in 1999: 'Glycol esters: what health risks?' and appraises the new toxicological data on glycol ethers generated since the initial review. The document is based on the scientific data available as at the first quarter 2005. Some 150 documents(articles and evaluation reports) constituted the document base for the expert review.