China FDA Draft Rule: No More Animal Tests Needed For Many Cosmetics

Firms that manufacture ordinary-use cosmetics in China would be able to support product safety with non-animal data under draft rules issued by the country's food and drug authority Nov. 5. Among other proposed changes, whitening skin-care products would be reclassified as special-use cosmetics, a move likely influenced by Kao Corporation’s recall of Kanebo brighteners due to widespread adverse reactions.

China has proposed lifting its animal-testing requirements for firms manufacturing ordinary-use cosmetics in the country, a measure that will more closely align China’s regulations with European law and global expectations, according to consulting firm REACH24H.

To date, finished cosmetic products have been required to undergo toxicological testing, including animal testing, before launching to China’s market....

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