The EPA will report how many laboratory animals it uses in chemical safety tests, or requires chemical and pesticide manufacturers to use, starting next year.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement on Thursday was part of its first update to its plan to reduce the use of animals in chemical testing through 2024.
Chemical and pesticide manufacturers increasingly strive to use non-animal tests, which measure the effects chemicals have on exposed cells, tissues, and other biological material.
Tests that expose rats or other laboratory animals to chemicals, kill the animals, and the examine their tissues, organs and skeletons flag chemicals that ...
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