The Principles of Good Laboratory Practice should be applied to the non-clinical safety testing of test items contained in pharmaceutical products, pesticide products, cosmetic products, veterinary drugs as well as food additives, feed additives, and industrial chemicals.
These test items are frequently synthetic chemicals, but may be of natural or biological origin and, in some circumstances, may be living organisms.
The purpose of testing these test items is to obtain data on their properties and/or their safety with respect to human health and/or the environment.
Non-clinical health and environmental safety studies covered by the Principles of Good Laboratory Practice include work conducted in the laboratory, in greenhouses, and in the field.
Unless specifically exempted by national legislation, these Principles of Good Laboratory Practice apply to all non-clinical health and environmental safety studies as required by regulations for the purpose of registering or licensing of:
The application of the GLP principles for the licensing of these products is regulated by national and European legislation.