EPA & L'Oréal Toxicity Research Collaboration May Help End Animal Testing
The Environmental Protection Agency and L’Oréal cosmetic company have announced a research collaboration designed to determine if EPA's chemical toxicity forecaster (ToxCast) can be used in systematical toxicity tests. L’Oréal is providing EPA $1.2 million in collaborative research funding plus robust safety data from a set of representative substances from the cosmetic sector, expanding the types of chemical use groups assessed by ToxCast. Because of the high costs and length of time it takes for animal testing, not all the chemicals in use have been thoroughly evaluated for potential toxicity.
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ToxCast is able to rapidly screen thousands of chemicals in hundreds of tests and provide results that are relevant to various types of toxicity. According to the chief scientific officer of the Humane Society, the successful outcome of this partnership may go a long way toward demonstrating the value of advanced, non-animal testing tools and the need for ongoing investment in this area.