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Stop the EU chemical tests

The European Commission has proposed a new chemical testing programme - and a new report suggests that the number of animals that the EU is proposing to kill might top 50 million.

The proposed EU chemical testing programme would involve the testing of up to 100,000 existing chemicals over a 20 year period. All of these chemicals are already on the market, but most were in use prior to 1981 when there was no obligation on the manufacturers to test them.

	Sign the online petition Please sign our online petition today, urging the EU to reconsider the chemical testing programme.
	Close up on toxicity testing André Menache reports on the urgent need to replace animal experiments with scientifically relevant methods.
	Order your free postcards Help us to ensure that the UK backs a quicker and more accurate non-animal testing strategy instead.
	Further reading Science Based Toxicology report Contribution to REACH by Pro Anima Human health safety paper by Pro Anima

For further information visit www.StopEUChemicalTests (for background) and www.buav.org (for latest updates).

Campaign history

Close up on toxicity tests (Jun 04)
Science Based Toxicology report (May 04)
Animal Aid backs Science Based Toxicology report (May 04)
Contribution to REACH by Pro Anima (Jul 03)
EU chemicals policy, make your voice heard (Jul 03)
Letter to the editor of the Guardian (Nov 01)
Pro Anima introduction (Oct 01)
Pro Anima paper: Human health safety (Oct 01)
EU chemical testing: Doctors and lawyers oppose plan (Jul 01)
Stop the EU chemical testing programme (Nov 00)
Online petition (initiated Nov 00)

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