BASF and Givaudan Develop Animal Testing Alternatives
June 29, 2021
Contact Author Michele Behrens
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BASF and Givaudan collaborated to develop and validate alternative animal testing methods, leading to the first toxicology testing strategy without animals that was adopted by OECD.
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BASF and Givaudan have reportedly tested and validated the world’s first toxicology testing strategy conducted without animal testing; the strategy, consisting of three alternative methods, has since been approved by the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development).
These methods can be used to predict whether a substance causes allergic reactions in the skin, no longer needing to use animal testing to observe these effects.