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3.72 mln Animals Used in Lab Testing Last Year

SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — As many as 3.72 million animals were used in animal tests conducted in South Korea last year, and nearly half of the implementation agents were state-run organizations. According to a survey by the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) on Wednesday, 385 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees were [...]

New Eye Irritation Test Replacing Rabbits with Artificial Corneas Developed

SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A new method for testing possible eye irritation due to cosmetics ingredients that does not involve animal testing has been developed by the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS), according to a statement from the institute on April 30. The NIFDS is preparing for the new [...]