Non-Animal Testing Methods One Step Closer to Replacing the Use of Animals in Skin Allergy Tests

February 2014

The European organization that makes the official recommendations about the use of non-animal testing methods has recommended a new method that’ll replace the use of mice and guinea pigs in painful experiments that aim to determine whether a chemical causes skin allergies. The organization adopted several of PETA’s recommendations, as seen in its final report. This is a huge step toward the acceptance of non-animal tests by international regulatory agencies.