The Use of Alternatives to Testing on Animals for the REACH Regulation. Second report under Article 117(3) of the REACH Regulation

This is the second of the European Chemical Agency’s reports on The Use of Alternatives to Testing on Animals, which has been submitted to the European Commission. The first such report from ECHA was published in 2011.

This report is provided to the Commission to fulfil ECHA’s obligation under Article 117(3) of the REACH Regulation. It contains the latest information on the status of the implementation and use of non-animal test methods and testing strategies used to generate information on intrinsic properties and for risk assessment to meet the requirements of the REACH Regulation

• Primary Source

ECHA: Press Release, 02.06.14: Progress in the use of alternatives to animal testing http://echa.europa.eu/view-article/-/journal_content/title/reach-report-on-alternatives-to-animal-testing-press-release

ECHA: Survey results - Analysis of higher tier studies submitted without testing proposals, 2014 http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13628/analysis_higher_tier_without_tp_results_en.pdf

ECHA: Chemicals in our life: Animal testing under REACH http://echa.europa.eu/en/chemicals-in-our-life/animal-testing-under-reach

ECHA: The use of alternatives to testing on animals for REACH Second report under Article 117(3) of the REACH Regulation: Summary, 2014 http://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13639/alternatives_test_animals_2014_summary_en.pdf

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