More than a cosmetic change

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Abbott, A
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[1] Nature's senior European correspondent,
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10.1038/438144a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Animal-free methods for testing chemical toxicity in cosmetics and drugs is tobe changed. European Union's Cosmetics Directive,is to phased out over ten years the use of animals in cosmetics testing. Tests carried out also define a risk of a chemical to pose a threat to the environment, such as toxicity to fish. Alternative methods for drug and cosmetic testing are to be challenged.
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