US States Exploring Cosmetic Animal-Testing Bans With Federal Movement Stalled

21 Feb 2018

• By Lauren Nardella

California, New York and Hawaii are considering legislation that would ban the sale of cosmetic products tested on animals or containing animal-tested ingredients. State-level action could be the impetus needed to get Congress moving on the proposed Humane Cosmetics Act.

Laboratory mouse on the researcher's hand

The proposed Humane Cosmetics Act, aimed at phasing out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of affected products, has broad, bipartisan support in Congress, but otherwise has been gathering dust since its introduction in June 2017.

As seen with other cosmetics oversight matters perceived as under-addressed at the federal level, the animal testing issue is gaining...