by Sam Thistleton | Oct 15, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
The blog this week talks about the reasons why animal testing is considered out-dated from a scientific perspective, and the advantages of the modern animal-free alternatives. An article in Food and Chemical Toxicology all the way back in 1985 questions the scientific...
by Carol Treasure | Oct 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
This article first appeared in HPC Today Magazine, September 2020 which can be viewed here. Abstract Preservatives in cosmetics are well known skin sensitisers and a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Annex V of Cosmetics Regulation EC 1223/2009 lists 57...
by Minty Hand | Jan 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News, XCellR8 News
Following a robust, independent audit, XCellR8’s Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA) skin sensitisation test has been registered with The Vegan Society. The test joins 40,000 other registered vegan products but only a handful of safety tests, and is the only...
by Minty Hand | Dec 19, 2018 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety
The complex pathway of skin sensitisation has been considered difficult to model in vitro: how could such an intricate, multi-step, physiological pathway be accurately represented in a single test? Thanks to the significant efforts of multiple scientific groups over...
