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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food, Beverages and Ingested Drugs, Citing Link to Cancer in Lab Rats
After decades of debate, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on Red Dye No. 3, a synthetic food coloring that’s been linked to cancer in male lab rats. The decision comes after ...
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Environmental Enrichment Options for Laboratory Rats and Mice
The animals' antics may enthrall visitors ... The cage preference of laboratory rats. Lab. Anim. 35(1), 74–79 (2001). Article Google Scholar Van de Weerd, H.A., Van Loo, P.L., Van Zutphen ...
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Novel food items as environmental enrichment for rodents and rabbits
The Animal Welfare Act 1 currently contains no environmental enrichment provisions for laboratory-reared rats and mice ... Many individuals in the lab animal profession may be familiar with ...