Netherlands Vaccine Institute
Methods to reduce numbers of animals in quality control testing presented
Published in FDA Law Weekly, December 16th, 2004
According to a study from the Netherlands, "Laboratory animals are used for the quality control of vaccines. In particular, the potency testing of batches of inactivated vaccine requires large numbers of animals. The possibilities for reduction have been evaluated, and the results are summarized in this paper."
"Several approaches were studied, including the retrospective analysis of test data, with the objectives of determining the minimum number of animals required per vaccine...
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Source: FDA Law Weekly (2004-12-16)
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