Animal Experiments: China
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 8 June 2026, to question 3444 on Animal Experiments, what recent discussions has she had with her Chinese counterparts on collaboration on the (a) development, (b) validation and (c) uptake of alternative methods.
Answered by Kanishka Narayan
The Government is strengthening international collaboration on the development, validation and uptake of alternative methods. This has included officials-level engagement with senior counterparts from the Chinese National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) and the National Medical Products Administration in China in March 2026, followed by a return visit by NIFDC to the UK on 10 June 2026. Discussions covered the development and validation of alternative methods, including technical exchanges on their application in cosmetics testing, and explored opportunities for future collaboration to support uptake as China develops a national strategy and the UK implements our own.
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