California’s newly enacted ban on animal tested cosmetics/ingredients poses a possible conflict with FDA’s safety testing expectations, though the agency is keeping its cards close to the vest at present.
FDA Guarded On California Animal-Testing Ban’s Implications For Federal Cosmetics Compliance
The agency isn’t saying much about California’s new law, but it has indicated previously that alternative methods may not hold up under federal regulatory scrutiny should safety issues arise. FDA and other regulators also have noted that manufacturers’ liability when relying on experimental safety assessment techniques has yet to be tested in the courts.
