About NIHS

 

One of the most important tasks of the NIHS is the pursuit of energetic and continuous international activities and cooperation in diverse areas. Good examples include the publication of our research results in international academic journals and collaboration with foreign institutions. International cooperation encompasses safety evaluation of chemicals in the IPCS, establishment of food product standards in the CAC, safety evaluation of food additives in the JECFA, safety evaluation of pesticide residues in food products in the JMPR, evaluation of the carcinogenic properties of chemicals in the IARC, and microbiological risk management in the JEMRA, which are part of WHO's activities. Other examples include safety evaluation of irradiated food products at FAO/IAEA, and establishment of standards in medical devices and their materials, and tissue engineered medical devices at the ISO. OECD-related examples of cooperation include projects for evaluating the safety of existing chemicals and newly developed food products, and the development and revision of toxicity testing guidelines. Furthermore, the NIHS takes part in projects related to the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) in Japan, the United States, and Europe, harmonization among the Japanese, United States and European pharmacopoeia as well as to the Western Pacific Regional Forum for the Harmonization of Herbal Medicines (FHH) in the Western Pacific region.

In the area of technical assistance-related activities, the NIHS accepts trainees from other countries to provide them with training, while also implementing an expert exchange program through JICA and the WPRO.

 

CAC: Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FHH: Western Pacific Regional Forum for the Harmonization of Herbal Medicines

IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency

IARC: International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICH: International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use

IPCS: International Program on Chemical Safety

ISO: International Organization for Standardization

JECFA: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

JEMRA: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment

JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency

JMPR: Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues

OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

WHO: World Health Organization

WPRO: Western Pacific Regional Office of WHO

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