(32)In accordance with Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 17 , tests on animals should be replaced, reduced or refined. Therefore, within the scope of this Regulation, duplication of animal testing should be avoided, where possible. Pursuing this goal could reduce possible animal welfare and ethical concerns with regard to novel food applications.
Recital 32
- 17 Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes ( OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 33 ). ↩