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Alternatives to
Research
Using
Animals
Cosmetic
testing bans
Testing cosmetic products and their ingredients on animals was banned across the EU in 2013.
The ban was created because reliable non-animal methods were developed to test the safety of cosmetics.
The legislation is part of EU Regulation 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation).
Find out more below about the EU ban and testing outside Europe.
The ban on cosmetic testing in the UK was introduced in 1998.
Film courtesy of UAR
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