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The UK reinstates a ban on animal testing for cosmetics ingredients

Another step towards more modern, mechanistic and humane approaches for the safety evaluation of new materials as the UK government responds to public pressure and reinstates a ban on animal testing.

The Push for the EPA to Accept Non-Animal Safety Data

Many chemical manufacturers are hoping that non-animal safety data will be well received in the U.S. by the EPA.

OECD Publishes Report on Alternative Testing Strategies in Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials Led by Vireo Advisors Collaboration

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled Alternative Testing Strategies in Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Current State of Knowledge and Research Needs to Advance Their Use.

Special issue of Risk Analysis Journal Explores Alternate Testing Strategies for Nanomaterials

Several themes were explored by The Emerging Nanoscale Materials Specialty Group (ENMSG) of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) co-organized by Jo Anne Shatkin and Kimberly Ong with a wonderful team of collaborators in a 2014 workshop on the use of alternate testing strategies (ATS) for risk assessment of nanomaterials.

A workshop organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Science Consortium Ltd. has led to several publications developing alternate testing strategies (non-animal methods) for studying nanomaterial effects in the lung.

10,000 publications, over a decade of research, and still no elucidation of a “nano-specific” health effect

Alternate Testing, Events, Risk Analysis, Nanomaterials, NanotechnologyJames EdeNovember 4, 2014Alternative Testing Strategy, Environment, Nano Life Cycle Risk Assessment

International Workshop and Collaboration on Nanomaterial Safety: An international collaboration on in vitro testing strategies

Events, Innovation, Leadership, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk Analysis, Sustainability, Alternate TestingJames EdeJuly 11, 2014Alternative Testing Strategy, Event, Stakeholders, Nanomaterials

3D Printing Accelerates Toxicity Testing with Nanomaterials

Innovation, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, Risk AnalysisJames EdeFebruary 12, 2014Alternative Testing Strategy, Nanotechnology, Risk Analysis, 3D Printing