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Postponement of the ED Ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetic Ingredients

Postponement of the ED Ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetic Ingredients ATLA 25, 401-403, 1997 401 Editorial----- Postponement of the ED Ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetic Ingredients There is much disappointment, not only in the animal welfare movement, but also in many parts of the European Commission, the European Union (EU) Member States and the cosmetic industry, because the Commission has had to recommend the postponement from 1 January 1998 to 30 June 2000 of the proposed ban on the marketing in the ED of cosmetic products con­ taining ingredients or combinations of ingredients tested on animals in order to meet the requirements of ED Directive 7617681EEC. This is because replacement alternative test meth­ ods which would offer consumers a degree of protection equivalent to that provided by the cur­ rent animal test procedures, have not yet been scientifically validated and accepted by the regulatory authorities. Nevertheless, it is still hoped that a directive will be agreed, which will enforce a ban on the testing of finished products on animals, with effect from 1 January 1998. There has been much confusion about the intentions of Directive 93135, in which the ban on animal testing was originally proposed, partly because it is not widely appreciated that, apart from a general http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Alternatives to Laboratory Animals SAGE

Postponement of the ED Ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetic Ingredients

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals , Volume 25 (4): 3 – Jul 1, 1997

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SAGE
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© 1997 Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
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0261-1929
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2632-3559
DOI
10.1177/026119299702500401
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ATLA 25, 401-403, 1997 401 Editorial----- Postponement of the ED Ban on Animal Tests for Cosmetic Ingredients There is much disappointment, not only in the animal welfare movement, but also in many parts of the European Commission, the European Union (EU) Member States and the cosmetic industry, because the Commission has had to recommend the postponement from 1 January 1998 to 30 June 2000 of the proposed ban on the marketing in the ED of cosmetic products con­ taining ingredients or combinations of ingredients tested on animals in order to meet the requirements of ED Directive 7617681EEC. This is because replacement alternative test meth­ ods which would offer consumers a degree of protection equivalent to that provided by the cur­ rent animal test procedures, have not yet been scientifically validated and accepted by the regulatory authorities. Nevertheless, it is still hoped that a directive will be agreed, which will enforce a ban on the testing of finished products on animals, with effect from 1 January 1998. There has been much confusion about the intentions of Directive 93135, in which the ban on animal testing was originally proposed, partly because it is not widely appreciated that, apart from a general

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Published: Jul 1, 1997

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