Responsibility toward Life and the Ethical Transformation of Science: An Integrated Analysis of Non-Animal Testing, Natural Products Industry, and Animal Welfare Policy

Key Points

• The study aims to explore how ethical transformations in science manifest within regulations, industries, and policies related to animal testing.
• Integrated analysis of non-animal testing regulations and animal welfare policies.
• Examination of industry practices in the natural products sector.
• Evaluation of the EpiSensA guidelines and NAMs reports.
• Analysis based on Hans Jonas's ethics of responsibility.
• Identified the ethical tension between animal suffering reduction and regulatory efficiency.
• Highlighted persistent institutional reliance on animal testing despite ethical agreements.
• Demonstrated the influence of ethical demands on industry standards and consumer choices.