Cosmetic Animal Testing In Brief
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
New legislation in Korea is expected to ban cosmetic animal testing beginning in 2017; As more countries around the world move toward similar bans, animal-welfare groups are setting their sights on the U.S. Meanwhile, PETA claims the European Chemicals Agency has shown “shocking ambivalence and reluctance” to adapt its REACH dossier evaluation approach to ensure animal tests are being conducted only as a “last resort.”
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