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Toxicology

Can Europe replace animal testing of chemicals?

As revisions to the EU’s regulatory system look certain to increase toxicity tests on animals, the region ponders whether it will ever be able to conduct chemical safety assessments with alternative methods

by Vanessa Zainzinger, special to C&EN
August 15, 2022 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 100, Issue 28
People marching while holding a sign that says “End animal experiments!", with people holding other signs in the background.

Credit: Martin Pope/Getty Images | A demonstration in England on World Day for Laboratory Animals. Despite opposition around the world, animal testing is set to increase in the European Union.

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