China’s Cosmetic Animal-Testing Exemption 'Not Yet A Terribly Meaningful Solution' – PCPC
Executive Summary
The Personal Care Products Council’s Francine Lamoriello, EVP of global strategies, discusses shortcomings of a proposed animal-testing exemption for imported general cosmetics under a key implementing regulation drafted for China’s new cosmetics oversight framework.
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