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Questions Remain On Animal Testing Ban, Possible Loopholes

 
• By Lauren Nardella

While it appears inevitable that the European Commission’s full ban on testing cosmetic ingredients on animals will proceed starting March 11 as dictated by the Cosmetics Directive, how the EC and member states will interpret and enforce the ban remains to be seen. Consulting firm Technology Sciences Group believes the regulation may be more flexible, and less onerous, than anticipated.

There may be no shirking the European Union’s full ban on cosmetic animal testing – slated to enter into effect March 11 – but a number of questions remain about its interpretation, as well as what some experts view as potential loopholes for an industry short on options.

European authorities have indicated that no eleventh-hour delay or derogation will be granted for cosmetics firms facing possible business disruptions...

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