Cleaning Product Companies Use Innovative Methods to Reduce Animal Testing 

Researchers at the American Cleaning Institute, a trade association which represents cleaning product companies such as Clorox, Ecolab, and Unilever, saved more than 100,000 animals and $50 million by implementing alternative animal testing methods to assess the safety of their member companies’ products. Researchers evaluated 261 chemicals found in cleaning products using two methods: read-across and in silico (computer modeling). Both fill data gaps and provide hazard assessment predictions where there was limited information. This research aims to establish that in addition to the usefulness of these methods for filling industry data gaps, it’s beneficial to animals and financially responsible.

Stanton K and Kruszewski FH. Quantifying the benefits of using read-across and in silico techniques to fulfill hazard data requirements for chemical categories. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2016;81:250-259. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.09.004