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Single Generation Reproductive Toxicology Test May Be Accepted in the EU under REACH, Saving Millions of Animals
- Type: News
- Published: 2012-02-22
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ECHA (the European Chemical Agency) has announced that it is in favor of accepting the Extended One-Generation Reproductive Toxicity Study (EOGRTS) for reproductive toxicity. This test allows just one generation of animals to be used, with additional tests on a second generation required only if the first round raised concerns. The agency says that the streamlined test will, “under certain conditions”, provide sufficient safety information to replace the two-generation reproductive toxicity study. It says it has already received around 230 proposals from companies to carry out the new test.