Cosmetics Testing

Investigation is needed after evidence gives cause for concern that major cosmetics companies may be breaking the law by selling products in the UK that have been tested on animals in China.

ECHA was dealt another blow this week regarding its failure to enforce the requirement that tests on animals shall be undertaken only as a last resort.

Animals in New Zealand will never have chemicals dripped into their eyes or forced down their throats for the sake of mascara or shampoo.

Earlier this month, as part of a competition to win some ethical shampoo, we asked you for your cruelty-free beauty tips – and were totally overwhelmed by the response!

Appearing naked, with bleeding eyes, musician Dave Navarro’s new PETA ad is pretty dark, even for someone known for his edgy sense of style.

Rumours suggest that the 2013 EU sales ban on animal-tested cosmetics could be weakened or delayed.

Sherry Photography Creative Commons | Sharon Wesilds | Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)Chinese officials are in the final stages of approving the use of the country’s very first non-animal test method for cosmetics ingredients, thanks to guidance from scientists funded by PETA US. The 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Assay, which tests chemicals for […]

The European Commission – under pressure from the cosmetics industry – is considering postponing the 2013 deadline for banning the sale of cosmetics containing ingredients tested on animals.

Pamela Anderson has written to European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy John Dalli urging him to honour the 2013 deadline for banning the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

True Blood star Kristin Bauer has written to the European Commission pleading that it preserves the date of 2013 for banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the EU.