Editorial

Balls M. , Blaauboer B. , Brusick D. , Frazier J. , Lamb D. , Pemberton M. , Reinhardt C. , Roberfroid M. , Rosenkranz H. , Schmid B. , Spielmann H. , Stammati A.L. , and Walum E. (1990). Report and recommendations of the CAAT/ERGATT workshop on the validation of toxicity test procedures. ATLA 18, 313–337.

Balls M. , Blaauboer B.J. , Fentem J. , Bruner L. , Combes R.D. , Ekwall B. , Fielder R.J. , Guillouzo A. , Lewis R.W. , Lovell D.P. , Reinhardt C.A. , Repetto G. , Sladowski D. , Spielmann H. , and Zucco F. (1995). Practical aspects of the validation of toxicity test procedures. The report and recommendations of ECVAM workshop 5. ATLA 23, 129–147.

Curren R.D. , Southee J.A. , Spielmann H. , Liebsch M. , Fentem J. , and Balls M. (1995). The role of prevalidation in the development, validation and acceptance of alternative methods. ATLA 23, 211–217.

Bruner L. , Carr G. , Chamberlain M. , and Curren R. (1996). No prediction model, no validation study. ATLA 24, 139–142.

Flint O. (1996). Test validation: a learning process. In Vitro Toxicology 9, 1–2.

Balls M. , Botham P.A. , Bruner L.H. , and Spielmann H. (1995). The EC/HO international validation study on alternatives to the Draize eye irritation test. Toxicology in Vitro 9, 871–929.

Spielmann H. , Liebsch M. , Moldenhauer F. , Holzhütter H.G. , Bagley D.M. , Lipman J.M. , Pape W.J.W. , Miltenburger H. , de Silva O. , Hofer H. , and Steiling W. (1996). IRAG working group 2 report: CAM-based assays. Food and Chemical Toxicology, in press.

Anon. (1992). Eye Irritation: Reference Chemicals Data Bank, ECETOC Technical Report No. 48, 11 pp. & appendix 145 pp. Brussels: ECETOC.

Archer G. (1996). No statistics, no science — let alone validation studies. ATLA 24, 453–456.