Our Mission: To perform and advance the toxicological evaluation for the safety, regulatory compliance, and proper labeling of consumer products

The Duke Toxicology Program evaluates consumer products for, first and foremost, safety, regulatory compliance, and proper labeling if applicable. Such evaluations are necessary to comply with federal and state laws concerning consumer product labeling and worker hazard communication. The program maintains a comprehensive database of thousands of chemicals used for risk assessments evaluations of different types of consumer products, allowing the program to conduct cost effective evaluations of complex supply chains.

The Duke Toxicology Program is the primary toxicology service provider for the Art and Creative Materials Institute (www.acmiart.org) and currently serves hundreds of companies -- domestic and international --  which import or produce over 80 percent of children’s and fine art materials sold in the United States.

The Duke Toxicology Program has evaluated over 40,000 commercial and consumer products for hazard labeling requirements under state, federal, and international laws.

Services offered by the Duke Toxicology Program include evaluations against the following regulations:

• The U.S Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA)
• The Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act (LHAMA)
• U.S State Regulations including CA Prop 65
• The Canadian Consumer Product Safety Act Regulations
• The EU Toy Safety Directive/Biocide Directive/EN-71.3

Other more product-related services include

• Material safety data sheet preparation
• Product development assistance
• Assistance with understanding U.S. importation regulations and labeling of consumer products