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Commission Roadmap to phase out animal testing

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The roadmap of the European Commission will outline milestones and specific actions towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments. With the roadmap, the Commission will follow up on its commitment made in Communication C(2023) 5041.

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29 responses

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European Chemical Industry Council, 15 Oct 2024

Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council welcomes the initiative and agrees that embracing a modernised approach to chemicals regulation embedding the latest science and technology into an agile system has the potential to yield significant benefits. This should include reducing the reliance…

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European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, 14 Oct 2024

EFPIA (innovative pharmaceutical industry) welcomes this call for evidence. Medicines developers are required to demonstrate that potential new and commercialised medicines, therapeutics and vaccines are effective and safe in humans, relying on many different technologies to support the most…

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Bayer AG, 15 Oct 2024

The European Commissions roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments will outline milestones and specific actions to phase out animal testing in such assessments. This phase-out will impact the current safety testing paradigm for products developed by Bayer, including…

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FoodDrinkEurope, 14 Oct 2024

FoodDrinkEurope appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commissions roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The food and drink industry shares the goals of reducing and ultimately eliminating unnecessary animal testing while maintaining a high…

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EUROMETAUX, 27 Sept 2024

We fully support the efforts of the Commission to develop alternatives to animal testing in general and believe that the roadmap will help making the link between the developed assays or methods and their regulatory use and acceptance. Use and acceptance will be crucial to reach the ambition of…

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CropLife Europe, 15 Oct 2024

CropLife Europe (CLE) appreciates the EC's roadmap, which aims to inform future regulatory changes, progressively reduce reliance on animals for chemical safety assessment and foster introduction of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)/Non-Animal Technologies (NATs). This initiative aligns with our…

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Unilever, 15 Oct 2024

At Unilever, the safety of our products is our top priority. Each new product innovation is evaluated scientifically and systematically by our Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC) scientists to assess the safety risks to the consumer, to the workers who make them, and to the…

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Verband der Chemischen Industrie e.V., 14 Oct 2024

VCI is clearly committed to the goal of reducing animal testing and use alternative methods wherever this is scientifically possible and feasible and where these methods/approaches have reached regulatory acceptance. We fully support the ongoing activities and the roadmap to phase out animal…

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Cosmetics Europe, 14 Oct 2024

Cosmetics Europe welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical assessments. Our contribution has been uploaded.

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Merck, 14 Oct 2024

Merck develops, manufactures, and markets high-quality medicines, innovative products for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries and for academic research as well as specialty chemicals for high-tech applications, e.g. in the semiconductor industry. We appreciate the opportunity to provide…

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Association Internationale de la Savonnerie, de la Détergence et des Produits d'Entretien, 15 Oct 2024

As a co-founding partner in the European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing, A.I.S.E. is committed to maximising the use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to exploit the latest scientific advances in hazard and risk assessment and to avoid unnecessary animal testing.…

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Chemicals, Health and Environment Monitoring Trust, 15 Oct 2024

CHEM Trust welcomes this opportunity to provide input into the Commission initiative to develop a roadmap to phase out animal testing. CHEM Trust has worked actively for many years to accelerate regulatory action to better protect humans and wildlife from harmful chemicals. Please find attached our…

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AnimalhealthEurope, 14 Oct 2024

AnimalhealthEurope is the association representing manufacturers of animal medicines, both veterinary pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and suppliers of other animal health products in Europe. These products require regulatory safety testing for the animal patient, the consumer (of animal produce), the…

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EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG, 15 Oct 2024

Thank you for this initiative and for the opportunity to comment. We are in line with the goal of reducing and ultimately replacing animal testing and apply non animal methods when scientifically possible, feasible and have reached regulatory acceptance. We have the following comments: A harmonized…

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International Fragrance Association, 14 Oct 2024

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) advocates for the transition to animal-free chemical safety assessment, stressing the need for enhanced development, validation, and regulatory acceptance of non-animal methods. In the short term, opportunities must be identified to accelerate their…

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Cruelty Free Europe, 15 Oct 2024

We thank the European Commission for their commitment to develop this roadmap and for conducting this consultation. We support the full transition away from testing chemicals on animals. - European Citizens want to see an end to the use of testing on animals, with 1.2 million people showing their…

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Endocrine Society, 14 Oct 2024

The Endocrine Society appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the forthcoming Commission Roadmap to phase out animal testing. As the worlds oldest, largest, and most active organization devoted to research on hormones and the clinical practice of endocrinology our membership consists of…

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Polski Związek Przemysłu Kosmetycznego, 15 Oct 2024

The European Commission's roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments - a call for evidence The Polish Union of the Cosmetics Industry welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission's roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments and…

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Beiersdorf, 13 Oct 2024

Beiersdorf welcomes the opportunity to comment on the European Commissions call for evidence on the roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. Beiersdorf highly appreciates the European Commissions ambitions on the abolishment of animal testing beyond cosmetic products…

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European Society of Endocrinology, 15 Oct 2024

On behalf of the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), we the Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Working Groups of both societies would like to take this opportunity to provide comments on the here outlined roadmap to phase out animal…

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Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group, 15 Oct 2024

The Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Commission's roadmap and remains supportive of transitioning to animal-free chemical safety assessments.

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Djurens Rätt, 15 Oct 2024

Djurens Rätt välkomnar möjligheten att lämna synpunkter under utarbetandet av Europeiska kommissionens färdplan för att fasa ut djurförsök i kemikaliesäkerhetsbedömningar och vill uttrycka vårt fulla stöd för detta initiativ. Färdplanen bygger på kommissionens svar på det framgångsrika europeiska…

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation, 9 Oct 2024

On behalf of the 1.2 million supporters of the European Citizens Initiative 'Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics - Commit to a Europe Without Animal Testing', we commend the European Commission for its commitment to phasing out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The roadmap represents a…

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, 14 Oct 2024

It is the perspective of the DFG's Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (MAK Commission) that the numerous methods grouped under the term NAMs, short for New Approach Methods (e.g. in vitro methods using cell cultures or modelling) are…

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European Animal Research Association, 15 Oct 2024

The European Animal Research Association (EARA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Call for Evidence for the European Commission to build a roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments. The mission of EARA is to inform its stakeholders about the continued need…

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The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients AISBL, 11 Oct 2024

European Commissions Roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments- Call for Evidence EFfCI comment EFfCI, as an association for manufacturers of cosmetic ingredients, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the "European Commissions roadmap to phase out animal testing…

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European Coalition to End Animal Experiments, 14 Oct 2024

We applaud the Commission on its proposal to develop a roadmap that will outline milestones and specific actions to be implemented in the short to longer term to further reduce animal testing and ultimately transition to an animal-free regulatory system under relevant pieces of chemical…

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International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety, 15 Oct 2024

The ICCS and its members welcome the opportunity to provide input on the European Commissions initiative on animal testing in chemical safety assessments Commission roadmap to phase it out and believe that with our scientific expertise, regulatory knowledge, and education & training initiatives, we…

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, 14 Oct 2024

The working group of IATA from the German Environmental Agency is of the opinion that phasing out animal testing is a goal worth supporting. Using a Weight of Evidence (WoE) approach with all available non-animal data (also referred to as New Approach Methods - NAM) in a standardized way has the…