 "A farmer sprays a mixture of fertilizer and pesticide onto his wheat crop on the outskirts of Ahmedabad")
In a move that could spare many animals from pain and death, the registration committee of the Central Insecticide Board (CIBRC), under the agriculture ministry, has revised its pesticide testing regulation, which would give companies alternative to tests conducted on rabbits for pesticide poisoning, including eye and skin irritation.
Under the revised testing guidelines issued by the government, companies can conduct tests for eye and skin irritation on using pesticide through modern cell-based alternatives. This would gradually negate the need for tests to be conducted on rabbits for pesticide poisoning.
In a move that could spare many animals from pain and death
