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TKPlate: the platform that predicts the toxicity of substances is coming

The device was born from the work of Jean-Lou Dorne and Jose Cortiñas Abrahantes, two scientists from EFSA

A new platform for modelling and predicting the toxicity of chemicals and what happens to them inside humans and animals marks an important milestone on the road to a future with less or no animal testing in food safety.Historically, safety assessments of chemicals in food and feed (as well as for medicines, consumer products, industrial and other chemicals) have relied on evidence from animal experiments....

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Parma, PR, Italy, 11/14/2023 16:04
EFA News - European Food Agency

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