New Reporting Recommendations for TEER Assay Published by Cross-sector Group 4 October 2024: A new paper provides recommendations on the information laboratories should report when conducting the Transepithel... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Case Studies on Carcinogenicity Assessment Coauthored by PETA Science Consortium International 24 September 2024: Following vetting and approval by its participating member countries, today the Organisation for Economic Co-operat... READ MORE
USDA Antibody Goes Recombinant in PETA Science Consortium International Project 24 September 2024: To advance the availability of reliable recombinant antibodies, PETA Science Consortium International e.V. is seque... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International and Abcam Collaborate to Accelerate the Transition to Animal-Free Antibodies 20 August 2024: PETA Science Consortium International e.V. and Abcam plc., a leading global life sciences company, are collaboratin... READ MORE
Updates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 24 July 2024: In 2024, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) finalised and adopted new or updated doc... READ MORE
Human and Rat Biological Differences Highlight Need for Human-Relevant Inhalation Toxicity Testing 28 May 2024: A new paper, out today in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology and coauthored by PETA Science Consortium Internat... READ MORE
Cross-sector Partnership Uses Advanced Non-Animal Approach to Better Understand Chemical Effects 15 April 2024: The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program (NCCRP) is exploring ... READ MORE
New ICCVAM Report on Validation and Regulatory Acceptance 4 March 2024: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has published Validation, ... READ MORE
Unilever, PETA Science Consortium International, and Abcalis Collaborate to Develop Animal-Free Antibodies 26 February 2024: PETA Science Consortium International e.V., Unilever, and Abcalis are collaborating on a project to develop antibod... READ MORE
US EPA’s New Framework Prioritises Non-Animal Methods for Eye Irritation Testing 8 January 2024: The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) issued a new deci... READ MORE
Institute for In Vitro Sciences Receives Equipment Donation from PETA Science Consortium International 12 October 2023: PETA Science Consortium International has donated a flow cytometer worth US$80,000 to the Institute for In Vit... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International Donates Equipment That Will Be Used to Assess Respiratory Sensitisation 9 October 2023: PETA Science Consortium International has donated a Tecan D300e Digital Dispenser to Invitrolize, a company offerin... READ MORE
Updates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 4 July 2023: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has approved the revision, development, or publis... READ MORE
New NASEM Report Calls for Robust Implementation of New Approach Methods 16 June 2023: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report on building confidence in n... READ MORE
Canadian Bill Includes Amendments to Reduce Use of Animals in Toxicity Testing 13 June 2023: Canada has passed Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, which includes amend... READ MORE
New International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety Aims to Advance Acceptance of Animal-free Science Worldwide 8 February 2023: Global collaboration of cosmetics and chemicals industry experts will work together with animal protection NGOs to ... READ MORE
European Commission and ECHA Commit to Roadmap to Replace Animal Tests for Industrial Chemicals 18 November 2022: The European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for the Environment, Joanna Drake, announced that the Commi... READ MORE
ICH S1 Addendum to Carcinogenicity Provides Opportunity to Reduce Testing on Animals 18 November 2022: The US Food and Drug Administration will now consider data submitted using the Addendum to the International Counci... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International Celebrates 10 Years of Advancing Animal-Free Toxicity Testing 9 November 2022: With its spotlight on non-animal tests, PETA Science Consortium International e.V. has helped transform toxicity te... READ MORE
Updates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 30 June 2022: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published several new or updated in vitro te... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International to Participate in EUSAAT 2022 Congress 26 May 2022: PETA Science Consortium International will chair a session on ecotoxicology and present on several topics at the Eu... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International Sends Joint Appeal to German Ministries to Encourage Investment in Non-Animal Test Methods 11 April 2022: PETA Science Consortium International e.V. and members of industry and academia in Germany sent an appeal to German... READ MORE
Science Consortium President Wins Society of Toxicology Award 14 January 2022: The president of PETA Science Consortium International e.V., Dr. Amy Clippinger, has won the 2022 Society of Toxico... READ MORE
PETA Science Consortium International Donates Equipment for Eye Irritation Testing 7 January 2022: PETA Science Consortium International e.V. has donated a laser-light beam opacitometer (LLBO) to the Institute for ... READ MORE
In Precedent-Setting Case, ECHA Board of Appeal Annul Animal Tests to Reflect Reduced Production Volume 29 November 2021: In a precedent-setting case, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeal has agreed with the PETA Internat... READ MORE
European Food Safety Authority Seeks to Address PFAS Safety Data Gaps Using NAMs 13 September 2021: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released a call for tender offering €200,000 to EU-based researcher... READ MORE
European Commission’s Joint Research Centre Seeks Responses to Survey on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) 27 July 2021: The European Commission’s (EC) Joint Research Centre (JRC) recently published a survey titled, ‘CSS Action on e... READ MORE
Genomic Allergen Rapid Detection (GARD) Methods Peer-Reviewed by ESAC 23 July 2021: The Scientific Advisory Committee of the European Commission Joint Research Centre’s EU Reference Laboratory for ... READ MORE
Updates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 18 June 2021: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published several new or updated in vitro a... READ MORE
Welcome to PETA Science Consortium International e.V.! 2 February 2021: Following Brexit, the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. is ceasing operations and we, PETA Science Consort... READ MORE
Updated ISO Standard on Skin Irritation Recommends In Vitro Methods 22 January 2021: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a new ISO 10993-23 standard on skin irritati... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Overview of Concepts and Available Guidance Related to Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment 12 October 2020: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published an overview of existing guidance relate... READ MORE
Report Available on EPAA Workshop on Mechanistic Approaches to Cancer Risk Assessment 9 October 2020: Read “A comprehensive view on mechanistic approaches for cancer risk assessment of non-genotoxic agrochemicals,�... READ MORE
EPA Expands Potential for Data Waivers to Acute Dermal Studies for Active Ingredients 7 October 2020: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs has expanded its guidance to waive the ac... READ MORE
OECD Releases Eight New Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) Case Studies 2 October 2020: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published eight new case studies of diverse read-... READ MORE
Thailand Joins OECD Agreement on Mutual Acceptance of Data 21 September 2020: Thailand has joined the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mutual Acceptance of Data (MA... READ MORE
Publication of ICCVAM Biennial Progress Report 2018–2019 9 September 2020: The Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) has released its Biennial... READ MORE
Cosmetics ingredients to be tested on animals under REACH 18 August 2020: In August 2020, two decisions published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Board of Appeal ruled that ingredie... READ MORE
New EPA Guidance Reduces Number of Fish Used in Bioconcentration Factor Tests 17 July 2020: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new guidance clarifying the number of treatment concentration... READ MORE
OECD Updates and Corrects Six In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 7 July 2020: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published updates and corrections for the followi... READ MORE
EPA Releases “New Approach Methods (NAMs) Work Plan: Reducing Use of Animals in Chemical Testing” 24 June 2020: The US Environmental Protection Agency has released its “New Approach Methods (NAMs) Work Plan: Reducing Use of A... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Recommends Ending Use of Animals in Antibody Production 14 May 2020: The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) has released its recommenda... READ MORE
ISO Releases ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies Report 29 April 2020: The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies report on in... READ MORE
EPA Releases Guidance for Waiving Sub-Acute Avian Dietary Tests for Pesticide Registration 19 February 2020: Following a public comment period on the draft, the US Environmental Protection Agency has formally released its gu... READ MORE
OECD Launches QSAR Toolbox Version 4.4 13 February 2020: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has launched the newest version of the QSAR Toolbox. Ver... READ MORE
New OECD Guidance Document on Weight of Evidence for Chemical Assessment 7 November 2019: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published Guiding Principles and Key Elements... READ MORE
EPA to End Reliance on Mammals in Toxicity Tests by 2035 10 September 2019: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will end its reliance on and funding of toxicity test... READ MORE
Updates to OECD In Vitro and In Chemico Test Guidelines 2 July 2019: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published several new or updated in vitro and... READ MORE
PETA International Science Consortium Collaborator Procter & Gamble Ends Animal Tests for Personal Product Line 21 February 2019: Procter & Gamble, a company that collaborates with the Science Consortium on replacing the use of animals in to... READ MORE
The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) 7 February 2019: The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) – part of the European Co... READ MORE
NICEATM Releases the Collaborative Acute Toxicity Modeling Suite (CATMoS) Tool 2 January 2019: The National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM... READ MORE
2018 SACATM Meeting Materials Available 16 October 2018: Materials and presentations from the September 2018 Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Meth... READ MORE
Update to OECD Guidance Document 23 on Aqueous-Phase Aquatic Toxicity Testing of Difficult Test Chemicals 25 September 2018: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published an update to Guidance Document 23 o... READ MORE
EPA Launches the Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) Tool 25 September 2018: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed the Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) tool to help predict... READ MORE
New OECD Guidance Document on Good In Vitro Method Practices 21 August 2018: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has published a new Guidance Document on Good In Vitro M... READ MORE
Assessment of Bioaccumulation in Fish Without Using Animals 6 July 2018: In 2018, the OECD published two in vitro OECD TGs — OECD TGs 319A and OECD TG 319B — on the determinati... READ MORE
The OECD Has Published a Number of New or Updated Test Guidelines 28 June 2018: The OECD has published a number of new or updated test guidelines (TGs) and a new guidance document (GD) that can b... READ MORE
Read-ACROSS Europe: First Read-Across and QSAR Roadshow to Kick Off European Tour in the UK in June 19 April 2018: read-ACROSS Europe, the first European roadshow on read-across and QSAR, will enhance attendees’ understanding of... READ MORE
Updates to OECD Test Guidelines 9 October 2017: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Test Guideline (OECD TG) 492: Reconstructed human Cornea... READ MORE
OECD Launches QSAR Toolbox Version 4.1 8 August 2017: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched the latest version of the QSAR Toolb... READ MORE
OECD Releases New Work Plan for the Test Guidelines Programme 8 August 2017: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released the latest work plan for the Test Gu... READ MORE
OECD Publishes an IATA for Serious Eye Damage and Eye Irritation 20 July 2017: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a new guidance document on an Integ... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Issues Recommendations on Animal-Free Approaches for Skin Sensitisation Testing 3 May 2017: Building upon their 2013 strategy for the replacement of tests on animals for skin sensitisation testing, the Europ... READ MORE
ICCVAM Announces the Development of a Strategic Roadmap to Establish New Approaches for Evaluating the Safety of Chemicals and Medical Products 29 March 2017: In 2007, the National Research Council published the groundbreaking report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century:... READ MORE
New Resource Provides Access to Data and Tools to Support the Development of Non-Animal Test Methods 15 March 2017: NICEATM and its partners have launched a new resource, the Integrated Chemical Environment (ICE), to reduce and rep... READ MORE
ECHA Updates Read-Across Assessment Framework and Publishes Information on Using Read-Across for MSCs and UVCBs 7 March 2017: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has updated its Read-Across Assessment Framework, which is a tool used to exa... READ MORE
JRC Review Shows Better Use of Existing Knowledge Sources could Reduce Animal Use 21 February 2017: The Joint Research Centre (JRC) released the findings of its study investigating the available knowledge on the rep... READ MORE
US Pharmacopeia Publishes Revision to Allow In Vitro Pyrogen Test Methods 8 February 2017: A revision to the US Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary (USP-NF) now allows the use of in vitro pyrogen tests ... READ MORE
Mixtures Equation Pilot Program to Reduce Animal Use in US EPA Pesticide Testing 20 December 2016: On December 20, 2016 the US EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) announced the start of a voluntary pilot program... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Guidance on the Use of AOPs in Developing IATAs 19 December 2016: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently released its “Guidance Document for th... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Publishes Opinions on New In Vitro Methods 1 December 2016: The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) published new opinions from... READ MORE
EPA OPP Publishes Guidance on Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Testing 9 November 2016: The EPA has published its final “Guidance for Waiving Acute Dermal Toxicity Tests for Pesticide Formulations and... READ MORE
The Science Consortium Presents at SETAC 7 November 2016: At the 7th annual SETAC World Congress, the PETA Science Consortium International presented a proposal for the intr... READ MORE
Chinese FDA Poised to Accept Its First Non-Animal Method to Test Cosmetics 2 November 2016: The Chinese FDA has announced that it is in the final stages of approving the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototox... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Publishes 2016 Status Report 2 November 2016: The European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) published its 2016 status r... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Guidance on IATAs 2 November 2016: The OECD has published two new guidance documents (and two annexes) in order to standardise and ensure consistency ... READ MORE
Wyss Institute Publishes on ‘Smoking-Lung-on-a-Chip’ 27 October 2016: At the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers has engineered a “smoking-l... READ MORE
European Commission Updates REACH Annex VII Skin Sensitisation Data Requirements 21 September 2016: REACH Annex VII has been updated by the European Commission to require that non-animal methods be used to meet the ... READ MORE
ECHA Publishes Advice on Using the Fish Embryo Acute Toxicity Test for REACH 21 September 2016: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has published advice on how to use the fish embryo acute toxicity (FET) test (... READ MORE
OECD Publishes First Case Studies on IATAs 12 September 2016: The OECD has published the first in a series of case studies on integrated approaches to testing and assessment (IA... READ MORE
OECD Updates 8 September 2016: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published several new or updated test guideli... READ MORE
OECD Publishes New Adverse Outcome Pathway Series 30 August 2016: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published a new series of documents on advers... READ MORE
OECD Releases New In Vitro Skin Sensitisation Test Guideline 29 August 2016: Adoption of the Human Cell Line Activation Test (h-CLAT; OECD TG 442E) represents a critical step towards the full ... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Acute Toxicity Waiver Guidance Document 3 August 2016: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published Guidance for waiving mammalian acut... READ MORE
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Further Plans to Reduce Animal Use in Acute Toxicity Testing 17 March 2016: The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) today released an open letter to s... READ MORE
Federal Agencies Partner to Launch the Transform Tox Testing Challenge to Improve Chemical Screening 8 January 2016: The PETA Science Consortium International applauds the announcement on January 8, 2016 of a new testing challenge b... READ MORE
OECD Publishes New Document Discussing the Integration of Mechanistic Considerations in (Q)SAR Analysis 3 December 2015: The OECD has published a new document,“Fundamental And Guiding Principles For (Q)SAR Analysis Of Chemical Carcino... READ MORE
OECD Publishes New Test Guidelines for In Vitro Test Methods to Predict Eye Irritation and Corrosion 28 July 2015: OECD has published two new guidelines to classify chemicals’ potential to cause eye damage. The Short Time Expos... READ MORE
National Research Council Releases Report on Acute Toxicity Test Methods 20 July 2015: Last year, the Department of Defense (DoD) commissioned the National Research Council (NRC) to develop an approach ... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Publishes Strategy to Assess Toxicokinetics and Systemic Toxicity 10 July 2015: The EURL ECVAM strategy for achieving 3Rs impact in the assessment of toxicokinetics and systemic toxicity describe... READ MORE
Small Business Grants Available from NIH for Alternatives Development 8 July 2015: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announced that it is accepting grant applications f... READ MORE
ICCVAM Holds Public Forum 27 May 2015: As part of a series of annual forums to promote communication and involvement in activities to forward alternative ... READ MORE
ECHA Publishes Advice on Using New OECD Test Guidelines For Skin Sensitisation 29 April 2015: ECHA has published advice for registrants trying to meet the 2108 REACH registration deadline on the new non-animal... READ MORE
Lush Cosmetics Seeks Nominations for Prize for Replacing Animals in Toxicology 27 April 2015: The Lush Prize seeks to reward science and campaign initiatives that work towards the goal of ending product safety... READ MORE
Call for Abstracts for 250th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition 6 March 2015: Submissions are now open for abstracts for the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information Symposium... READ MORE
CAAT Solicits Grant Proposals 3 March 2015: The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) is offering grants for projects that focus on th... READ MORE
EURL ECVAM Recommends New Skin Sensitization Test Method 3 March 2015: Following on the heels of the OECD’s adoption of two non-animal methods for skin sensitization testing, the Direc... READ MORE
REACH Annexes Updated to Include EOGRTS 27 February 2015: Three years after the extended one-generation reproductive toxicity test (EORGTS) – which has the potential to ha... READ MORE
OECD Updates the QSAR Toolbox 19 February 2015: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has added new scientific features to the QSAR Toolbox fo... READ MORE
OECD Publishes Guidelines for New Non-Animal Skin Sensitisation Test Methods 5 February 2015: OECD has published two new guidelines to classify skin sensitisers (GHS Cat. 1) and non-sensitisers in the context ... READ MORE
