The animal testing conflicts faced by the cosmetics industry under the EU’s REACH and Cosmetic Products Regulation have not escaped the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety.
‘Where Is The Trust Of The Consumer?’ SCCS Vice-Chair On Animal Testing Paradoxes Under EU Law
“It is strange,” observed Vera Rogiers, vice chair of the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, referring to the problematic intersection of EU chemicals and cosmetics regulations as they pertain to animal testing of cosmetic ingredients.