Screening chemicals in everyday products for safety—without animals

Thousands of substances in toys, electronics and other products have not yet been assessed for their potential risks to consumers. Last year’s update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) could make this task more manageable by setting a new path for prioritizing and evaluating these risks. And much of it will be done without animal testing, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.