| On 3rd October, DLRM held a press conference at the
Westminster Central Hall in London, calling on the EU to re-think
its future chemicals policy.
The conference explained in very clear terms why animals
cannot reliably predict the biological reaction of humans
to any given substance (eg. pesticide chemicals) and that
resorting to animal models for human health purposes was "at
odds with the precautionary rules governing safety and risk
assessment."
Experts agree that in the EU cancer is now the leading
cause of death in people aged 35 to 65. Quoting official Health
Ministry statistics, this means that one million people die
before their time every year, due to cancer. Experts also
agree that 80 to 90% of these cancers are caused by carcinogenic
chemicals in the environment in which we live.
The following day DLRM held meetings with several MEP's at
the EU in Strasbourg, to discuss what steps could be taken
to persuade the EU to stop using animals in the testing of
nearly 100 000 chemicals. Further information about the DLRM
alternative is in our News and Campaigns section click
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