Hazard Identification and Characterisation: Conduct and Interpretation of Animal Carcinogenicity Studies

This guidance statement provides advice on hazard identification and characterisation of chemical carcinogens. It is part of a series of guidance statements by the Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. It should be read in conjunction with the other guidance statements, in particular, G01 on the overall strategy of risk assessment of chemical carcinogenicity, G05 on defining a point of departure and potency estimates in carcinogenic dose response, and G06 on risk characterisation methods.