Foreign firms looking to market general cosmetic products in China may still be faced with mandatory animal testing or extensive administrative red tape to avoid it, unless changes are made to draft regulations implementing the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulation.
China’s Cosmetic Animal-Testing Exemption 'Not Yet A Terribly Meaningful Solution' – PCPC
The Personal Care Products Council’s Francine Lamoriello, EVP of global strategies, discusses shortcomings of a proposed animal-testing exemption for imported general cosmetics under a key implementing regulation drafted for China’s new cosmetics oversight framework.
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