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The
ASAT Initiative aims at
delivering a radical new approach to assessing the risk posed by
exposure to chemicals
that would not involve testing of animals. The new concept takes
advantage of rapid advances in science and technology.
It is based on reverse toxicological paradigms; a change in the way we
think about risk. It requires a fundamental change
in the way risk
managers and risk assessors currently assess the health risk of a
particular chemical compound.
The ASAT
Initiative takes into
account and is building on numerous research programmes aiming at
improvement
of tests and procedures within the EU at national and Commission level
as well as in Northern America, Japan and
other countries.
The ASAT
Initiative adds value
because it is bold and ambitious, science based and adds to the many
existing research efforts in the area of chemical safety and
alternatives to animal testing by ‘reverse engineering’ the current
safety paradigms.
The ASAT
Initiative is supported by:
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