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Merisol
Posted by tinkerbell65 on January 17, 2003 at 21:25:20:
CONTACT:
Colin Wright, President
Merisol USA, LLC
11821 East Freeway, Ste. 600
Houston, TX 77029-1960
Tel.: 713-428-5400 (wait for operator)
Fax: 713-428-5689
E-Mail: NAmerica-sales@merisol.com (merisol.com)
SAMPLE LETTER:
CANCEL plans to test chemicals on animals
Mr. Wright:
Please accept this letter as a petition opposing testing plans submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will kill more than 1,700 animals in obviously cruel and pointless tests.
Merisols proposals blatantly violate the most minimal animal-welfare provisions of the EPAs high production volume (HPV) chemical-testing program.
Merisol already has LD50 (lethal dose poisoning) test data on five of the six xylenol chemicals that it manufactures. Yet, instead of using those data, the company is planning to kill more animals in another LD50 test of an arbitrary and meaningless mixture of these six chemicals.
In its test plan for ethylphenols, Merisol states up front that no existing studies will be relied upon for HPV evaluations. In other words, Merisol apparently has access to existing data but is choosing to ignore them, preferring instead to run painful new LD50, reproductive, developmental, and genetic toxicity tests on animals.
The HPV program guidelines call for companies to use existing data wherever possible instead of conducting new tests.
I strongly urge Merisol to withdraw its proposals to duplicate these tests. There is absolutely no justification for exposing animals to unscientific and cruel testing plans.
Sincerely,