India has been designated the ‘Vice-Chair’ of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Working Group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
GLP is a quality system, which has been evolved by OECD to ensure that safety data generated on various chemicals like industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals agrochemicals, cosmetic products, food/ feed additives, and medical devices, etc.
The Department of Science and Technology established the National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA) on April 24, 2002.