REACH/GHS

The Cytokine Institute offers unique solutions to the recently mandated REACH and GHS programs. Both programs were instituted to manage the risks from chemicals as well as ensure proper healthcare and environmental responses to such toxic agents.

REACH was instituted on June 1, 2007. The acronym stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. The objectives of this program include improving the protection of human health and the environment from chemical-based risks, offering assessment methods to evaluate hazards of various substances and assuring a free and proper circulation of information concerning toxic substances. It is now mandatory for all manufacturers and importers of chemicals to identify and manage the risks that are linked to the substances they manufacture and market.

Meeting the Requirements with msds1™

The Cytokine Institute’s unique msds1™ program is ideal for companies working to comply with the mandatory REACH standards. The Cytokine Institute provides comprehensive human cellular DNA-based data on all chemicals without resorting to animal testing. REACH demands that animal testing be kept to a strict minimum and that alternative methods be encouraged, thereby enhancing the value of The Cytokine Institute’s protocols. With our established, peer-reviewed approaches, The Cytokine Institute can respond to the requirements of REACH for any and all chemical manufacturers and distributors.

The GHS protocol is a United Nations program that stands for Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The GHS protocol is currently being implemented in Japan and Korea with several other countries expected to follow their lead. GHS covers all potentially hazardous chemicals and demands that special labeling and/or safety data sheets be attached to each chemical with specific hazard information. Utilizing our established diagnostic protocols based upon DNA signatures, The Cytokine Institute can not only meet the requirements of GHS, but actually exceed the minimums, while incorporating advances which will undoubtedly be required by GHS in the future.




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