Animal Testing Under REACH: It’s Time to Take “Last Resort” Seriously

Animal Testing Under REACH: It’s Time to Take “Last Resort” Seriously

The European legal framework requires its Member States to pay full regard to animal welfare standards when formulating and implementing policies. Yet, when it comes to chemical safety, the EU’s flagship regulation, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), still relies heavily on animal testing, despite its stated commitment to making this a “last resort.”

NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development

The National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the biomedical agency would no longer award funding to new grant proposals solely relying on animal testing. The policy was unveiled at the FDA & NIH Workshop on Reducing Animal Testing in comments from Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer, Acting NIH Deputy Director for Program Coordination, Planning and… The post NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies appeared first on Drug Discovery …

FDA chief calls for 'meaningful' reduction of animal testing for new drugs

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary pledged to "meaningfully reduce" unnecessary animal testing that's currently used to bring new drugs to market and to test them in early developmental stages. While Makary's proposal is light on specifics ...