FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: NONCLINICAL TESTING TERMINOLOGY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Nonclinical Testing Terminology.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 22 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is issuing a direct final rule that substitutes references to "animal" tests or studies with "nonclinical" tests or studies, adds a definition of the terms "nonclinical test" and "nonclinical study, " and makes other comparable or conforming amendments in certain safety and reporting sections of its regulations. The direct final rule also substitutes "nonclinical" for "preclinical" and "in vitro" for consistency in terminology. The Agen...