A tiered approach to the use of alternatives to animal testing for the safety assessment of cosmetics: eye irritation.

P, McNamee; J, Hibatallah; M, Costabel-Farkas; C, Goebel; D, Araki; E, Dufour; NJ, Hewitt; P, Jones; A, Kirst; Varlet B, Le; M, Macfarlane; M, Marrec-Fairley; J, Rowland; F, Schellauf; J, Scheel

doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.04.004

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A tiered approach to the use of alternatives to animal testing for the safety assessment of cosmetics: eye irritation.

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McNamee P

Hibatallah J

Costabel-Farkas M

Abstract

The need for alternative approaches to replace the in vivo rabbit Draize eye test for evaluation of eye irritation of cosmetic ingredients has been recognised by the cosmetics industry for many years. Extensive research has lead to the development of several assays, some of which have undergone form...

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