Abstract: BACKGROUND Preservatives are an unfortunately common cause of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Often, this is in association with exposure to cosmetics or medicaments. Recently, a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) approach to the quantitation of safe exposure levels for sensitizers has been promulgated as a more effective tool for the identification of acceptable levels of potential sensitizers in consumer products. OBJECTIVE To assess this QRA approach, which facilitates the prediction of acceptable exposure levels to skin sensitizers in co...
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Topics: 
Dermatology
Toxicology
Risk analysis (engineering)