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Article Periodic Thank You Commission unveils details on plan for phasing out animal testing for chemicals safety

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Commission unveils details on plan for phasing out animal testing for chemicals safety At the REACH and CLP regulators’ meeting in July, the European Commission revealed specifics about its formal schedule to eliminate animal testing used for chemical safety assessment.

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The 3Rs Principles in Cosmetic and Self-care Industry: the Regulation that Prioritises Animal Welfare

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With an increased focus on animal welfare , the beauty industry has undergone a shift towards the 3Rs Principle application and all surrounding regulations. In 2004 the European Union (EU) introduced a ban on animal testing on finished products.

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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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New Alternative Methodologies and Their Applications in Drug Discovery and Development

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Where possible, NAM s seek to avoid the use of animal testing or at least to reduce it. However, reports drawn up as recently as June 2023 still emphasize the necessity of animal testing at some point as we are still far from understanding and reproducing all the variables present in a whole organism in an in vitro or in silico model.

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Analysis Chemical Thank You ECHA issues research wish list to aid in its regulatory endeavors

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Its latest report serves as a powerful indicator for what EU chemical regulation is likely to resemble in the coming years should the agency receive sufficient scientific support to meet four regulatory challenges ECHA just can’t solve without further progress from the scientific community.

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Article Periodic Thank You European Commission issues EU-wide rules on pesticide ingredients

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European Commission issues EU-wide rules on pesticide ingredients The Commission has issued uniform rules governing data requirements and a work program for safeners and synergists, constituent compounds that, like active substances, must be approved for use in plant protection products in the EU.

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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. This regulation has since been repealed and replaced with Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1740 , though many of the provisions and their articles remain the same.