CHINA COSMETICS ANIMAL TESTS STILL COMPULSORY – BUT CHANGE COULD BE COMING
June 1st, 2008
BY MARK GODFREY, in Beijing
IT could be an animal rights campaigner's worst nightmare: not only is the testing of cosmetics China allowed, it is in fact compulsory for all products. And this is going to cause problems to the international cosmetics sector. A comprehensive European Union (EU) ban on testing cosmetics ingredients on animals which comes into force in March 2009 will create dilemmas for Chinese manufacturers seeking to export to Europe.
But actually, the ban poses a potentially bigger threat for western firms seeking a share of China's fast ...
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