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Analysis Chemical Thank You Commission redoubles commitment to reduce animal testing in response to Citizens’ Initiative

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Commission redoubles commitment to reduce animal testing in response to Citizens’ Initiative The European Commission provided its mandatory response to a citizens’ petition this week urging faster action to reduce and ultimately eliminate animal testing within the cosmetics and chemical sectors.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You EU court upholds ban on chlorpyrifos-methyl, setting regulatory precedent in the process

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While this development, on its own, is noteworthy, the judiciary rationale behind the ruling will impact wider EU trends and serve as precedent for future chemical regulation. These statements emboldened member states to vote in favor of draft implementing acts denying renewal for both active substances in December 2019.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You Explainer: carcinogen classification in the E.U., U.S., and internationally

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and internationally Establishing and communicating a substance’s potential to cause cancer is a cornerstone of chemical regulation worldwide. Many entries in category 2B are only weakly associated with carcinogenicity and are generally unlikely to be regulated for causing cancer. For more on the regulation of glyphosate in the E.U.,

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Article Periodic Thank You Commission unveils “one substance, one assessment” reform package

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With the publication of three proposed legal acts, this concept is one step closer to streamlining the way the bloc regulates chemicals. The ensuing Chemicals Strategy expounded upon the 1S1A concept further, presenting it as the definitive approach to heighten the efficiency, consistency, and transparency of European chemical regulation.

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Human neuronal cells: possibilities in drug safety testing

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Our approach to seizure liability screening is especially pertinent in the context of the recent FDA modernization act which allows applicants to use methods other than animal testing to establish drug safety and effectiveness. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2019 Mar 1;55:93–100. 2019 Nov 1;8(6):784–8. 2019 Jun;78:130–41.

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Article FDA Thank You FDA proposes first update to orthopedic device coating guidance since 1990s

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For devices that are implanted and therefore intended to be in contact with the patient for long periods of time, the question of how materials hold up over time and interact with a patient’s system is a high priority one for device manufacturers and regulators. The current 1995 guidance on the subject was last revised in 1997.

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Everything Wrong with Mouse Studies (Kinda)

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Leave a comment Let Me Count the Reasons… The Bible of mouse caretaking is called the Guide for Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. It did not change at all between the years 1972 and 2019, despite everything I’m about to tell you. ” About 6% of all mouse genes are regulated in sex-specific ways.

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