The contributions of the European cosmetics industry to the development of alternatives to animal testing: dialogue with ECVAM and future challenges |
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Authors: | de Silva Odile European Federation of the Cosmetics Industry. Steering Committee on Alternatives to Animal Testing |
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Affiliation: | L'Oréal, 90 rue de Général Roguet, 92583 Clichy Cedex, France. |
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Abstract: | COLIPA (the European Federation of the Cosmetics Industry) represents 24 international companies and 2000 small and medium-sized enterprises. Together with ECVAM, COLIPA has been involved in the development and validation of alternative methods since the beginning of the validation efforts. The work of the Steering Committee on Alternatives to Animal Testing (SCAAT) is based on collaboration between companies, but also with academia, trade associations, the Scientific Committee on Cosmetics and Non-Food Products (SCCNFP), European Commission Directorates General, and ECVAM. Some success has been achieved, but some validation efforts have failed. One lesson is that the search for alternatives requires a lot of humility. |
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