Non-Animal Skin Allergen Test to Be Sent To EU Agency for Validation by End of 2013

摘要

A non-animal test that uses 11 genes and multiple cellular signaling pathways to identify chemicals and cosmetics causing allergic contact dermatitis will be submitted soon to the European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) for validation, according to the research testing laboratory that developed it. Non-animal tests, along with tests that reduce the use of animals and pain they experience, are already required by some European regulations and encouraged within the United States. However, there are no formally validated and regulatory adopted non-animal tests to identify compounds causing allergic contact dermatitis or "skin sensitiza-tion," according to the website maintained by the European Commission's laboratory. Mice and guinea pigs are used.