UK REACH: Publication of report on the use on non-animal methods

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Issued: 8 September 2025

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HSE publishes report on the use of non-animal methods and other alternative approaches for UK REACH registration

In line with our obligation under Article 117(3) of UK REACH, HSE has published the 2022 to 2024 report on the ways registrants fulfilled their information requirements.

One of the aims of UK REACH is to promote the use of alternative methods for the assessment of the hazards of chemical substances. The reporting requirement set out in Article 117(3) supports this aim.

The information requirements for registration are laid out in Annexes 7 to 10 of UK REACH. Although in some cases the standard requirement is for information from an animal test, many opportunities to minimise animal testing are available to registrants, and new animal tests to meet these requirements must only be undertaken as a last resort.

The report outlines the ways in which registrants fulfilled their toxicological and ecotoxicological information requirements in registration dossiers submitted to HSE during the period 2022 to 2024.

View the report on the HSE website.

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