Cosmetics
Cosmetic products are usually thought of as make up, however this also includes things such as shampoo, toothpaste and deodorant. In 2009 animal testing was banned for the use of cosmetic products in the EU. However, products could still be tested outside the EU then imported and sold in countries within it. This was changed in 2013 when new legislation was put in place to prevent the sale of cosmetic products, or products with ingredients that have been tested on animals, anywhere in the EU. Israel and India introduced similar legislation and India became the first country in Asia to ban animal testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients. Many people believe animal testing is now unnecessary as we already have thousands of products and ingredients that we know are safe. The RSPCA stated that 'there are more than enough cosmetic products available'. However, new chemicals can be tested under REACH (Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals). REACH is an EU regulation which carries out toxicity tests for chemicals on animals to ensure they are safe. New chemicals are required to be tested for the effect that they will have on workers who will be handling them and their environmental impact.They believe that hazardous chemicals can not be determined using only non-animal methods but require companies to share data so that the number of tests carried out will be limited. Although the products sold in the UK will not be tested on animals, products from the same company can be tested and sold outside the EU in countries such as USA and China, so some feel that buying from these companies is still indirectly funding animal testing.
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