EU High Court Is ‘Indifferent To Modern Values’; Reactions To Cosmetic Ingredient Animal-Testing Decision

The Cosmetic Products Regulation’s “once groundbreaking” ban is now worthless, says PETA, which supported Symrise in two cases challenging animal testing required by the European Chemicals Agency for cosmetics-only ingredients under REACH. Cruelty Free Europe, the European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients, and Unilever also intervened on Symrise’s behalf.

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Sun-protection ingredients homosalate and 2-ethylhexyl salicylate and other chemicals used exclusively in cosmetics in the European Union can be subject to mandatory animal testing to assess environmental and human health endpoints under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation.

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