§ 58.45 Animal supply facilities. There shall be storage areas, as needed, for feed, bedding, supplies, and equipment. Storage areas for feed and bedding shall be separated from areas housing the test systems and shall be protected against infestation or contamination. Perishable supplies shall be preserved by appropriate means. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987] § 58.47 Facilities for handling test and control articles. (a) As necessary to prevent contamination or mixups, there shall be separate areas for: (1) Receipt and storage of the test and control articles. (2) Mixing of the test and control articles with a carrier, e.g., feed. (3) Storage of the test and control article mixtures. (b) Storage areas for the test and/or control article and test and control mixtures shall be separate from areas housing the test systems and shall be adequate to preserve the identity, strength, purity, and stability of the articles and mixtures. § 58.49 Laboratory operation areas. Separate laboratory space shall be provided, as needed, for the performance of the routine and specialized procedures required by nonclinical laboratory studies. [52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987] § 58.51 Specimen and data storage facilities. Space shall be provided for archives, limited to access by authorized personnel only, for the storage and retrieval of all raw data and specimens from completed studies. Subpart D-Equipment $58.61 Equipment design. Equipment used in the generation, measurement, or assessment of data and equipment used for facility environmental control shall be of appropriate design and adequate capacity to function according to the protocol and shall be suitably located for operation, inspection, cleaning, and maintenance. [52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987] § 58.63 Maintenance and calibration of equipment. (a) Equipment shall be adequately inspected, cleaned, and maintained. Equipment used for the generation, measurement, or assessment of data shall be adequately tested, calibrated and/or standardized. (b) The written standard operating procedures required under §58.81(b)(11) shall set forth in sufficient detail the methods, materials, and schedules to be used in the routine inspection, cleaning, maintenance, testing, calibration, and/or standardization of equipment, and shall specify, when appropriate, remedial action to be taken in the event of failure or malfunction of equipment. The written standard operating procedures shall designate the person responsible for the performance of each operation. (c) Written records shall be maintained of all inspection, maintenance, testing, calibrating and/or standardizing operations. These records, containing the date of the operation, shall describe whether the maintenance operations were routine and followed the written standard operating procedures. Written records shall be kept of nonroutine repairs performed on equipment as a result of failure and malfunction. Such records shall document the nature of the defect, how and when the defect was discovered, and any remedial action taken in response to the defect. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] Subpart E-Testing Facilities § 58.81 Standard operating procedures. (a) A testing facility shall have standard operating procedures in writing setting forth nonclinical laboratory study methods that management is satisfied are adequate to insure the quality and integrity of the data generated in the course of a study. All deviations in a study from standard operating procedures shall be authorized by the study director and shall be documented in the raw data. Significant changes in established standard operating procedures shall be properly authorized in writing by management. (b) Standard operating procedures shall be established for, but not limited to, the following: (1) Animal room preparation. (2) Animal care. (3) Receipt, identification, storage, handling, mixing, and method of sampling of the test and control articles. (4) Test system observations. (5) Laboratory tests. (6) Handling of animals found moribund or dead during study. (7) Necropsy of animals or postmortem examination of animals. (8) Collection and identification of specimens. (9) Histopathology. (10) Data handling, storage, and retrieval. (11) Maintenance and calibration of equipment. (12) Transfer, proper placement, and identification of animals. (c) Each laboratory area shall have immediately available laboratory manuals and standard operating procedures relative to the laboratory procedures being performed. Published literature may be used as a supplement to standard operating procedures. (d) A historical file of standard operating procedures, and all revisions thereof, including the dates of such revisions, shall be maintained. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987] § 58.83 Reagents and solutions. All reagents and solutions in the laboratory areas shall be labeled to indicate identity, titer or concentration, storage requirements, and expiration date. Deteriorated or outdated reagents and solutions shall not be used. § 58.90 Animal care. (a) There shall be standard operating procedures for the housing, feeding, handling, and care of animals. (b) All newly received animals from outside sources shall be isolated and their health status shall be evaluated in accordance with acceptable veterinary medical practice. (c) At the initiation of a nonclinical laboratory study, animals shall be free of any disease or condition that might interfere with the purpose or conduct of the study. If, during the course of the study, the animals contract such a disease or condition, the diseased animals shall be isolated, if necessary. These animals may be treated for disease or signs of disease provided that such treatment does not interfere with the study. The diagnosis, authorizations of treatment, description of treatment, and each date of treatment shall be documented and shall be retained. (d) Warm-blooded animals, excluding suckling rodents, used in laboratory procedures that require manipulations and observations over an extended period of time or in studies that require the animals to be removed from and returned to their home cages for any reason (e.g., cage cleaning, treatment, etc.), shall receive appropriate identification. All information needed to specifically identify each animal within an animal-housing unit shall appear on the outside of that unit. (e) Animals of different species shall be housed in separate rooms when necessary. Animals of the same species, but used in different studies, should not ordinarily be housed in the same room when inadvertent exposure to control or test articles or animal mixup could affect the outcome of either study. If such mixed housing is necessary, adequate differentiation by space and identification shall be made. (f) Animal cages, racks and accessory equipment shall be cleaned and sanitized at appropriate intervals. (g) Feed and water used for the animals shall be analyzed periodically to ensure that contaminants known to be capable of interfering with the study and reasonably expected to be present in such feed or water are not present at levels above those specified in the protocol. Documentation of such analyses shall be maintained as raw data. (h) Bedding used in animal cages or pens shall not interfere with the purpose or conduct of the study and shall be changed as often as necessary to keep the animals dry and clean. (i) If any pest control materials are used, the use shall be documented. Cleaning and pest control materials that interfere with the study shall not be used. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33780, Sept. 4, 1987; 54 FR 15924, Apr. 20, 1989; 56 FR 32088, July 15, 1991; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] Subpart F-Test and Control Articles § 58.105 Test and control article characterization. (a) The identity, strength, purity, and composition or other characteristics which will appropriately define the test or control article shall be determined for each batch and shall be documented. Methods of synthesis, fabrication, or derivation of the test and control articles shall be documented by the sponsor or the testing facility. In those cases where marketed products are used as control articles, such products will be characterized by their labeling. (b) The stability of each test or control article shall be determined by the testing facility or by the sponsor either: (1) Before study initiation, or (2) concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures, which provide for periodic analysis of each batch. (c) Each storage container for a test or control article shall be labeled by name, chemical abstract number or code number, batch number, expiration date, if any, and, where appropriate, storage conditions necessary to maintain the identity, strength, purity, and composition of the test or control article. Storage containers shall be assigned to a particular test article for the duration of the study. (d) For studies of more than 4 weeks' duration, reserve samples from each batch of test and control articles shall be retained for the period of time provided by § 58.195. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] § 58.107 Test and control article handling. Procedures shall be established for a system for the handling of the test and control articles to ensure that: (a) There is proper storage. (b) Distribution is made in a manner designed to preclude the possibility of contamination, deterioration, or dam age. (c) Proper identification is maintained throughout the distribution process. (d) The receipt and distribution of each batch is documented. Such documentation shall include the date and quantity of each batch distributed or returned. § 58.113 Mixtures of articles with carriers. (a) For each test or control article that is mixed with a carrier, tests by appropriate analytical methods shall be conducted: (1) To determine the uniformity of the mixture and to determine, periodically, the concentration of the test or control article in the mixture. (2) To determine the stability of the test and control articles in the mixture as required by the conditions of the study either: (i) Before study initiation, or (ii) Concomitantly according to written standard operating procedures which provide for periodic analysis of the test and control articles in the mixture. (b) [Reserved] (c) Where any of the components of the test or control article carrier mixture has an expiration date, that date shall be clearly shown on the container. If more than one component has an expiration date, the earliest date shall be shown. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 24865, Apr. 11, 1980; 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987] Subpart G-Protocol for and Conduct of a Nonclinical Laboratory Study $58.120 Protocol. (a) Each study shall have an approved written protocol that clearly indicates the objectives and all methods for the conduct of the study. The protocol shall contain, as applicable, the following information: (1) A descriptive title and statement of the purpose of the study. (2) Identification of the test and control articles by name, chemical abstract number, or code number. (3) The name of the sponsor and the name and address of the testing facility at which the study is being conducted. (4) The number, body weight range, sex, source of supply, species, strain, substrain, and age of the test system. (5) The procedure for identification of the test system. (6) A description of the experimental design, including the methods for the control of bias. (7) A description and/or identification of the diet used in the study as well as solvents, emulsifiers, and/or other materials used to solubilize or suspend the test or control articles before mixing with the carrier. The description shall include specifications for acceptable levels of contaminants that are reasonably expected to be present in the dietary materials and are known to be capable of interfering with the purpose or conduct of the study if present at levels greater than established by the specifications. (8) Each dosage level, expressed in milligrams per kilogram of body weight or other appropriate units, of the test or control article to be administered and the method and frequency of administration. (9) The type and frequency of tests, analyses, and measurements to made. (10) The records to be maintained. be (11) The date of approval of the protocol by the sponsor and the dated signature of the study director. (12) A statement of the proposed statistical methods to be used. (b) All changes in or revisions of an approved protocol and the reasons therefor shall be documented, signed by the study director, dated, and maintained with the protocol. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] § 58.130 Conduct of a nonclinical laboratory study. (a) The nonclinical laboratory study shall be conducted in accordance with the protocol. (b) The test systems shall be monitored in conformity with the protocol. (c) Specimens shall be identified by test system, study, nature, and date of collection. This information shall be located on the specimen container or shall accompany the specimen in a manner that precludes error in the recording and storage of data. (d) Records of gross findings for a specimen from postmortem observations should be available to a pathologist when examining that specimen histopathologically. (e) All data generated during the conduct of a nonclinical laboratory study, except those that are generated by automated data collection systems, shall be recorded directly, promptly, and legibly in ink. All data entries shall be dated on the date of entry and signed or initialed by the person entering the data. Any change in entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original entry, shall indicate the reason for such change, and shall be dated and signed or identified at the time of the change. In automated data collection systems, the individual responsible for direct data input shall be identified at the time of data input. Any change in automated data entries shall be made so as not to obscure the original entry, shall indicate the reason for change, shall be dated, and the responsible individual shall be identified. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] Subparts H-I [Reserved] Subpart J-Records and Reports § 58.185 Reporting of nonclinical laboratory study results. (a) A final report shall be prepared for each nonclinical laboratory study and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (1) Name and address of the facility performing the study and the dates on which the study was initiated and completed. (2) Objectives and procedures stated in the approved protocol, including any changes in the original protocol. (3) Statistical methods employed for analyzing the data. (4) The test and control articles identified by name, chemical abstracts number or code number, strength, purity, and composition or other appropriate characteristics. (5) Stability of the test and control articles under the conditions of administration. (6) A description of the methods used. (7) A description of the test system used. Where applicable, the final report shall include the number of animals used, sex, body weight range, source of supply, species, strain and substrain, age, and procedure used for identification. (8) A description of the dosage, dosage regimen, route of administration, and duration. (9) A description of all cirmcumstances that may have affected the quality or integrity of the data. (10) The name of the study director, the names of other scientists or professionals, and the names of all supervisory personnel, involved in the study. (11) A description of the transformations, calculations, or operations performed on the data, a summary and analysis of the data, and a statement of the conclusions drawn from the analysis. (12) The signed and dated reports of each of the individual scientists or other professionals involved in the study. (13) The locations where all specimens, raw data, and the final report are to be stored. prepared and (14) The statement signed by the quality assurance unit as described in § 58.35(b)(7). (b) The final report shall be signed and dated by the study director. (c) Corrections or additions to a final report shall be in the form of an amendment by the study director. The amendment shall clearly identify that part of the final report that is being added to or corrected and the reasons for the correction or addition, and shall be signed and dated by the person responsible. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987] and retrieval of § 58.190 Storage records and data. (a) All raw data, documentation, protocols, final reports, and specimens (except those specimens obtained from mutagenicity tests and wet specimens of blood, urine, feces, and biological fluids) generated as a result of a nonclinical laboratory study shall be retained. (b) There shall be archives for orderly storage and expedient retrieval of all raw data, documentation, protocols, specimens, and interim and final reports. Conditions of storage shall minimize deterioration of the documents or specimens in accordance with the requirements for the time period of their retention and the nature of the documents or specimens. A testing facility may contract with commercial archives to provide a repository for all material to be retained. Raw data and specimens may be retained elsewhere provided that the archives have specific reference to those other locations. (c) An individual shall be identified as responsible for the archives. (d) Only authorized personnel shall enter the archives. (e) Material retained or referred to in the archives shall be indexed to permit expedient retrieval. [43 FR 60013, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 52 FR 33781, Sept. 4, 1987; 67 FR 9585, Mar. 4, 2002] |