Our Work

The scientists who advise the PETA Science Consortium International have considerable expertise in regulatory testing and long-standing relationships with regulatory authorities, industry, and other stakeholders. The Consortium scientists’ diverse backgrounds include molecular and cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, toxicology, and environmental science, providing the international animal protection arena with a unique breadth and depth of expertise. Read an overview of our work in our 2012-2022 10-Year Report.

Acute Systemic Toxicity

28 September 2015: Aiming to replace in vivo tests, the Science Consortium has co-sponsored webinars and a workshop.

Animal-Free Reagents

9 January 2020: The Science Consortium aims to replace the use of animals to produce antibodies, antitoxins, and components in cell culture media.

Carcinogenicity

31 May 2019: We’re collaborating on the development of novel, human-relevant tools and approaches to assess potential human carcinogens.

Conferences

30 April 2019: The Science Consortium and its members attend, sponsor, and present at various scientific conferences.

Cosmetics

30 April 2019: The Science Consortium and its members help ensure that only non-animal methods are used to assess the toxicity of cosmetics products and ingredients.

Food

10 October 2019: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) oversees the regulat...

Global Harmonisation

18 February 2013: Leveraging its global presence, the Science Consortium aims to harmonise regulatory acceptance of non-animal techniques.

Inhalation Toxicity Testing

30 January 2018: The Science Consortium is developing effective and efficient approaches to assessing respiratory toxicity that protect human health without using animals.

Nanotechnology

30 April 2019: The Science Consortium works with international regulatory bodies, companies, and standardisation organisations to develop in vitro testing strategies.

Personal Lubricants

25 July 2016: The Science Consortium is applying a multipronged approach to replacing the use of animals for testing personal lubricant products, which are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration as medical devices.

Pesticide Testing

6 June 2016: The Science Consortium is working to advance animal-free pesticide testing approaches that satisfy government regulatory requirements.

Pyrogenicity

1 May 2019: In 2018, the Science Consortium co-hosted a workshop on using the monocyte activation test as a standalone release test for medical devices.

Shellfish Toxicity Testing

30 April 2019: Consortium representatives promote the use of alternative methods for monitoring shellfish toxicity that replace an assay using mice.

Target Animal Batch Safety Testing

30 April 2019: Consortium members successfully petitioned for the elimination of target animal batch safety testing from all veterinary vaccine monographs in the European Pharmacopoeia.

US EPA EDSP

30 April 2019: Since the inception of the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), Consortium member scientists have proposed approaches to reducing the number of animals used.

Vaccines and Biologics

30 April 2019: The Science Consortium works to replace the use of animals in the development and regulatory testing of human and veterinary vaccines, antitoxins, and other biologics.