Norwegian Accreditation participates in cooperation regarding GLP both in OECD and in an EU working group established for the purpose.
OECD evaluates Norwegian Accreditation for the GLP scheme at intervals of approximately ten years.
National regulating authorities in Norway for GLP are:
- The Norwegian Environment Agency (industrial chemicals and pesticides)
- The Norwegian Medicines Agency (pharmaceutical products)
- The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (additives and cosmetics)
OECD’s principles for Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) is valid for all laboratories carrying out studies of and reporting security data to regulating authorities.
Areas for GLP-inspection
A GLP inspection is conducted within one or multiple areas of expertise where substances from one or several product groups have been used.
The product groups are classified as follows:
- Industrial chemicals
- Pharmaceutical products
- Pesticides
- Cosmetics
- Food and feed, additives
- Veterinary medical products
- Other
The GLP principles are applied to a wide range of investigations.
An overview of such areas of expertise is outlined in the OECD document Guidance for GLP Monitoring Authorities for the Preparation of Annual Overviews of Test Facilities Inspected.
Areas of expertise:
1) Physical-chemical testing
2) Toxicity studies
3) Mutagenicity studies
4) The environmental toxicity studies on aquatic and terrestrial organisms
5) Studies on behaviour in water, soil and air;bioaccumulation*
6) Residue studies
7) Studies on effects on mesocosms and natural ecosystems
8) Analytical and clinical chemistry testing
9) Other
*The Norwegian scheme includes studies regarding the behavior of substances in water, soil, and air; biodegradation.
See more information at OECD homepage here