SOAP, PERFUMERY & COSMETICS
November 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLThe manufacture and sale of cosmetics and ingredients used in cosmetic products that have been tested on animals is to be banned in the European Union under an agreement reached by EU ministers and the European Parliament today (Thursday). The ban will start immediately where alternative non-animal tests are available, to be followed by a complete ban six years after the directive enters into force. The EU Council said this would put an end to the use of animals in the testing of cosmetic products but would not jeopardise consumer safety "since ...
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