The European Commission said it is accelerating the rate at which animal testing will be phased out on the Continent.
The commission said it will introduce a new road map with legislative and nonlegislative actions to further reduce testing on animals with the goal of ultimately moving to an animal-free regulatory system under the chemicals legislation, including Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals, or REACH, and Plant Protection Products Regulation, and continue supporting animal testing alternatives.
In response to the ECI, the commission aims to protect and strengthen the cosmetic animal testing ban, transform EU chemical legislation and modernize science within the EU. For ECI consideration, signatures from at least 1 million citizens and at least seven EU member states are required.Although the fundamentals of the commission’s accelerated phase-out were lauded, some said it still falls short.
“Although the commission is exploring actions to accelerate the development and use of non-animal [testing] methods, they do not constitute the root-and-branch reform demanded by EU citizens via the ECI,” said Cruelty Free Europe.
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