By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering requiring companies to conduct new animal tests for several sunscreen ingredients that have been in use for decades. If this happens, companies would be forced either to test on animals or be limited to just two ingredients to produce sunscreen and […]
Chinese listed firms used endangered animal parts as ingredients -report
A rescued pangolin bought off a wildlife seller is seen resting at the Green Finger Garden in Lagos, Nigeria July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Seun Sanni Acquire Licensing Rights SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Three listed Chinese drugmakers, whose investors include or use some of the world’s biggest banks, used parts of endangered animals as ingredients […]
Animal testing: UK bans testing licences for makeup ingredients
9 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images The government has banned giving licences for animal testing of chemicals used as ingredients in cosmetics products. A ban against animal testing for makeup and its ingredients was brought in in 1998 and is still in place but the government said it had changed policy to match rules […]