EpiDerm’s Skin Irritation Test Fully Validated In European Union

MatTek Corporation announced that the ECVAM Scientific Advisory Committee (ESAC) endorsed the scientific validity of the Modified EpiDerm Skin Irritation Test (SIT) at its November meeting. ESAC concluded that the Modified EpiDerm SIT has sufficient accuracy and reliability for the prediction of skin irritating and non-irritating test substances. The Updated EpiDerm SIT is a modification of the previously validated EpiDerm skin irritation method (ESAC Statement, April 2007).

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Filed under: Dermatology on December 19th, 2008