1/13/2024 0 Comments Douglas hambright vmd![]() To regulate chemicals, the EPA must demonstrate that there are adverse effects in whole living organisms. In fact, there is not a single case of environmental risk assessment where a non-animal alternative or methodology can provide a comprehensive understanding of the risks of new chemical hazards and potential human exposures. Wheeler’s claim that “new approach methods” or NAMs “exist today that allow us to better predict potential hazards for risk assessment purposes” than animal models. Research with animals is undeniably critical to the EPA’s mission. The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to “protect human health and the environment.” The EPA also “works to ensure that national efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information.” As members of the scientific community, we believe last week’s directive by EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to significantly reduce and eventually eliminate animal safety tests by 2035 is in direct conflict with the agency’s mission to protect the health of Americans, animals, and the environment. Please join us in signing the following letter: We must hold our public officials accountable in fulfilling their charges to protect human and environmental (including animal) health. We are calling on you to sign this letter denouncing the EPA’s decision and calling for its immediate withdrawal. EPA Mission Statement.ĮPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s directive is not based on scientific evidence nor does it represent the will of the breadth of stakeholders that these decisions ultimately impact. This directive flies in the face of the EPA’s mission to “protect human health and the environment” and “to ensure that national efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information.” Animal-based research and testing is critical for understanding how new chemicals and environmental substances affect human and non-human animals. ![]() The Septemannouncement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce and eventually eliminate animal research and testing is hazardous to human, animal, and environmental health.
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