EPA Expands List of Non-Animal Testing Methods and Streamlines Nominations for Chemical Assessments
The Trump administration announced two steps on June 2, 2026, to expand non-animal chemical testing methods and invite new nominations under TSCA and FIFRA. The EPA aims to end all mammalian animal testing by 2035.
swissinfo.chThe Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is taking two new steps to eliminate animal testing. The Environmental Protection Agency is expanding its list of New Approach Methods to replace animal studies for chemical assessments under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
The agency is also rolling out a streamlined process for researchers, companies and other stakeholders to nominate NAMs for consideration in pesticide and chemical assessments.
“When the Trump Administration makes a commitment, we deliver. With today’s announcement, we’re accelerating the shift to modern, gold standard science – without the use of animal testing – by using new, innovative methods to review chemicals,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement. ” The announcement comes as the EPA is aiming to eliminate all mammalian animal testing by 2035.
President Donald Trump’s first administration previously set a deadline to end the testing of chemicals on mammals by 2035, but President Joe Biden’s administration later scrapped the deadline. White Coat Waste joined EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier in 2026 to restore the Trump-era plan to phase out animal testing by 2035.
” “White Coat Waste was the first to expose Dr. Fauci’s beagle tests and has led the fight to defund all dog labs ever since,” Bellotti added. ” Biden’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases granted taxpayer funds for abusive animal experiments, according to documents obtained by White Coat Waste in 2021.
U.S. President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 21, 2026.
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