Many Say Lab-Animal Tests Fail to Measure Human Risk

Posted: 03/23/1993  browse the blog archive

Thousand of caged rats, mice, and other rodents are used to test common environmental and household chemicals in order to identify potential health hazards and assist in setting Federal regulations. But now animal-studies are experiencing doubts about their validity and worth in regards to human effects. So much evidence has uncovered that chemicals frequently have wholly different effects in animals and humans, that officials throughout Government and industry often do not act appropriately.