legislation: 101-hr-1676

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101-hr-1676 101 hr 1676 Consumer Products Safe Testing Act Animals 1989-04-05 1989-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] CA D B000711 135 Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Prohibits Federal department or agency heads from considering LD50 test results when determining product safety, labeling, or transportation requirements for purposes of Federal regulation. (LD50 is a procedure whereby toxicity is measured in terms of the median dose that will kill 50 percent of the test animals within a specified time.) Requires Federal department and agency heads to: (1) review and evaluate directives that call for the use of an animal toxicity test; and (2) promulgate regulations specifying the use of nonanimal alternatives. Requires that animal toxicity testing regulations be subject to periodic agency review and to public comment in certain cases. 2025-08-26T17:25:43Z  

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