Risk assessment is a prerequisite to guarantee product safety. An EU-funded coordination and support action was established to oversee a range of projects aiming to develop methods for replacing animal-based chemical safety testing.
Identifying hazards and the toxic potential of chemical substances is fundamental to human health. This usually relies on a series of toxicity studies carried out in experimental animals. However, economical, ethical and scientific developments have motivated the scientific community to initiate the search for alternatives to animal experimentation.
Further details: Testing chemicals without animal use