Happi Staff07.04.20
Will they or won't they? China law has traditionally required cosmetics sold in the country to be safety tested on animals. But a newly released regulation suggests that the country may be moving away from this practice for some types of beauty products. If soon-to-be-released supporting measures follow this same path, imported ordinary cosmetics can forgo pre-market animal testing.
“Effective Jan. 1, 2021, imported ordinary cosmetics such as shampoo, blusher, mascara and perfume may no longer have to be animal tested for eye and skin irritation in Chinese laboratories,” said Human Society International Friday.
Ordinary cosmetics make up the bulk of personal care products imported into China, as opposed to special cosmetics–for instance, those used for hair and skin coloring, perming, sun protection, anti-hair loss, children’s products and cosmetics claiming new effects. The latter will still require animal testing in China.
Sources say the new regulations are not yet written in stone–there is a public consultation process and fine-print to be released on how companies can file and meet criteria to forgo the testing — but they provide an important framework.
“The signals are very strong, there’s no reason to believe we’re not on that trajectory,” said Humane Society International’s Troy Seidle, the vice president of research and toxicology. “All the language is encouraging.”
“Effective Jan. 1, 2021, imported ordinary cosmetics such as shampoo, blusher, mascara and perfume may no longer have to be animal tested for eye and skin irritation in Chinese laboratories,” said Human Society International Friday.
Ordinary cosmetics make up the bulk of personal care products imported into China, as opposed to special cosmetics–for instance, those used for hair and skin coloring, perming, sun protection, anti-hair loss, children’s products and cosmetics claiming new effects. The latter will still require animal testing in China.
Sources say the new regulations are not yet written in stone–there is a public consultation process and fine-print to be released on how companies can file and meet criteria to forgo the testing — but they provide an important framework.
“The signals are very strong, there’s no reason to believe we’re not on that trajectory,” said Humane Society International’s Troy Seidle, the vice president of research and toxicology. “All the language is encouraging.”