Animal Testing

Time for companies to act responsibly as consumers take note

29-Mar-2012 By Andrew McDougall

Given the spotlight on cosmetic companies acting responsibly, and the growing use of social media and discussion amongst consumers; never before has corporate social responsibility had such resonance.

EU to put Roche’s animal testing alternative through its paces

29-Mar-2012 By Michelle Yeomans

The European Union has announced it is to put Roche’s xCELLigence System, an alternative animal testing technology through the paces as part of its SEURAT (Safety Evaluation Ultimately Replacing Animal Testing) initiative to see if it can be safely applied...

Evocutis given green light to advance its non-animal cosmetic testing methods

22-Mar-2012 By Andrew McDougall

UK-based Evocutis has been accepted as a member of the In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP) which will allow it to further its work: laboratory and clinical evaluations of skin care products.

Ban on animal testing a key topic of debate on in-cosmetics educational programme

21-Mar-2012 By Andrew McDougall

Animal testing will play a starring role at the in-cosmetics 2012 event in Barcelona, as the show organisers announce the education programme.

Global non-profit announces vision to end product testing on animals worldwide

15-Mar-2012

Cruelty Free International, a new global non-profit organisation, established by longstanding campaigner BUAV, has spelt out its vision to end product testing on animals worldwide.

L’Oreal ups the animal testing alternative ante with EPA investment

13-Mar-2012 By Andrew McDougall

The US Environmental Protection Agency received $1.2 million in private sector research funding from global cosmetic company L’Oreal in a bid to determine if EPA’s chemical toxicity forecaster (ToxCast) can be used in systemic toxicity tests and replace...

Avon in hot water again as law firm files suit over misleading China animal testing claims

08-Mar-2012 By Michelle Yeomans

Avon has landed in hot water, alongside Estee Lauder and Mary Kay, after being slapped with a class action lawsuit for allegedly deceiving American consumers with false and misleading representations relating to animal testing of their products.

Cosmetics Europe announces increased investment for animal testing alternatives

10-Feb-2012 By Simon Pitman

Industry body Cosmetics Europe, formerly known as Colipa, says it has secured an additional €8m in funding for the research programme aimed at finding viable alternatives to testing cosmetic ingredients on animals.

HSI calls on EU to spend Horizon 2020 budget to improve research and testing

24-Jan-2012 By Andrew McDougall

Humane Society International/Europe (HSI) is urging the European Union to lead the world in research and testing as it kicks off discussions on how to spend its €80bn Horizon 2020 research funding budget; a decision which could have a big effect on the...

IIVS expands Program in support of animal testing alternatives in cosmetics

20-Jan-2012 By Andrew McDougall

The Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) will expand its international outreach program having recognised the need to drive regulatory change in those countries that still require animal testing for cosmetic and personal care products.

Evocutis opens new lab to aid development of animal testing alternative

19-Jan-2012

UK-based Evocutis has announced it will open a new dedicated Skin Histology Laboratory at its site in Wetherby, Yorkshire.

Animal testing alternative developed to test toxicity

10-Jan-2012 By Michelle Yeomans

Biotechnology company Novaleads has produced Evatox, a test that assesses the toxicity of substances in cosmetics without the use of animals.

EU Commission proposes exemption to animal testing ban

06-Jan-2012 By Michelle Yeomans

The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) has issued a statement suggesting that the European Commission is likely to propose an exemption to the animal testing ban for products that contain "significant added value".

Cosmetic testing method for contact allergies could be used as animal testing alternative

02-Jan-2012 By Andrew McDougall

As the search to find testing methods without the use of animals continues, a group of scientists in Sweden have developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells.

Synthetic skin developed could replace need for animal testing

30-Nov-2011 By Pooja Kondhia

Dermatology firm Evocutis has launched its first in-vitro skin model for the testing of anti-microbial and pre-biotic product claims that could replace the need to use animals to test cosmetics.

PCRM urges Europe to uphold 2013 marketing ban on animal testing as pressure builds

25-Oct-2011 By Andrew McDougall

The Washington based doctors group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is reacting to fears that the upcoming marketing ban of animal-tested cosmetics is in jeopardy by today delivering to the commission’s Brussels headquarters nearly 25,000...

European Commission releases progress report on development of animal testing alternatives

14-Sep-2011 By Andrew McDougall

The European Commission has presented its yearly report to the European Parliament and Council highlighting the development of alternative methods to animal testing in cosmetics, but is yet to confirm the full marketing ban will be implemented by 2013.