ICCVAM Conclusions On Bovine Eye Irritancy Test Challenged By S.C. Johnson
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability test method is a "valuable tool" for determining the potential irritancy of products, Edge and Skintimates shave gel marketer S.C. Johnson maintains in comments submitted to the National Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods Dec. 22
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