[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last week, Washington became the 12th U.S. state to pass a law to ban the sale of cosmetics newly tested on animals. This is a win for all the guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and rats who will never have to suffer through painful testing, including having cosmetics chemicals forced […]
New star-studded push for the Humane Cosmetics Act on Capitol Hill
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block We took to the halls of power in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for a full day of events in support of the Humane Cosmetics Act, H.R. 5399, a bill to end animal-based cosmetics testing in the U.S, usher in a new era of cutting-edge testing methods, and prohibit […]
Major win: Canada just banned cosmetics animal testing and trade
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a massive step forward, Canada has just passed a ban on cosmetics animal testing and the sale of beauty products that rely on new animal test data to substantiate their safety, becoming the second North American country to do so; Mexico passed such a ban in 2021. […]
A decade’s worth of wins against cosmetics animal testing
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Tomorrow, March 11, 2023, marks the 10-year anniversary of a historic paradigm shift away from cosmetics animal testing. When the European Union and Israel became the world’s first markets to ban animal tests for cosmetics such as makeup, shampoo and cologne, the change jump-started our global campaign to […]
Animal-free cosmetics safety testing global collective International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety ICCS launches
[ad_1] Unveiled today, the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) was being spearheaded by a collective of scientists and experts across 35 private and public organisations, including key global beauty and personal care majors like Beiersdorf, Chanel, Colgate-Palmolive, Johnson & Johnson, Kao, L’Oréal, LVMH, P&G, Shiseido, and Unilever. A broad range of global suppliers, trade […]
New York state bans cosmetics animal testing, capping off a year of wins for animals in labs
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block With Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature earlier this month, New York became the 10th state in the U.S. to prevent the sale of cosmetics that have been newly tested on animals. This represents just the latest gain in a worldwide movement to end cosmetics animal testing on animals. Worldwide, […]