On March 17, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the issuance of the final guidance document entitled "Guidance for Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Tests for Pesticide ...

TruLarv ™ is considered a non-animal technology (NAT) in the context of UK animal use regulations (ASPA) where procedures on this species are not regulated. We carried out a study in partnership with ...

Washington -- A report outlining the findings of the international expert workshop "Alternative Approaches for Identifying Acute Systemic Toxicity: Moving From Research to Regulatory Testing" was ...

Toxicity-testing strategies designed to generate information on potential hazards or risks posed by environmental agents have evolved in response to legislative mandates, scientific developments, and ...

Chemical toxicity evaluation is vital in the medical, industrial, and agricultural sectors to ensure rigorous safety testing and to prevent harmful ...

KENT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UtilX ® Corporation’s patented next-generation fluid, CableCURE ® /DMDB, gained another impressive accolade when it passed the California Environmental Protection ...

The committee explored whether DOD could adopt a modern testing strategy for the prediction of acute toxicity. 3 In particular, the committee’s statement of task required a focus on the assessment of ...

DOD needs to understand the relative threat of the increasingly long list of registered chemical substances, particularly in terms of potential acute hazard. To help DOD achieve its goal to protect ...

Because little is known regarding the toxicity of PFAS-free AFFF formulations, the first phase of our project was focused on acute toxicity trials (e.g.., range-finding studies, lethal concentration ...

Commercial and political pressures are pushing for a halt to the use of animals in toxicology tests in Europe. This change will also mean a move towards better science, says Alison Abbott. Every time ...