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Safety Testing of Ingredients and Final Products
 Ban on animal testing
INTRODUCTION
All ingredients used in cosmetic products are subject to stringent European regulations
guaranteeing consumer protection and well-being of industry employees.
StratiCELL offers an integrated testing strategy for
the safety evaluation and risk assessment of ingredients or finished products, using a broad array of tests and different levels of sophistication,
including a wide variety of cell-based models, ex vivo 3D reconstituted skin models.
Studies are conducted according to validated OECD and ECVAM test procedures. |
OVERVIEW of Safety Testing Services:
Validated in vitro skin models for safety analysis as an alternative to animal use
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| TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM : cell culture facilities, histology, real-time PCR & microfluidic, DNA microarray, protein chemistry, immunoassays, fluorescence microscopy, etc. |
Approved by the French Minister of Research
("Crédit Impôt Recherche") |
As from 2009 and according to the European cosmetic directive (93/35/EEC, 6th Amendment of the Cosmetic Directive 76/768/EEC) any animal testing for cosmetic ingredients or finished products will be banned.
StratiCELL offers relevant alternative for cosmetic testing.
The European directive REACH (Registration Evaluation Autorization of CHemicals) implies the testing of already-registered and new chemical compounds prior to commercialization. Approximately 5000 laboratory animals are used nowadays to register any new chemical (Abbott A, Nature, 2005).
StratiCELL also provides the right tools to avoid further aminal use for these types of tests.
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