CFI Announces Gov-Supported Program To Streamline China Entry Without Animal Testing
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
NGO has partnered with Shanghai-based consultancy Knudsen&Co, with the support of Chinese authorities, for a pilot program to shepherd foreign cruelty-free companies through the country’s registration process for non-special-use cosmetics without animal testing.
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