Symrise Appealing REACH Animal Testing Mandates To EU High Court; Unilever, PETA To Intervene

The EU Court of Justice will consider whether the EU General Court erred in affirming ECHA decisions that require Symrise to conduct new animal testing to assess the reproductive and other health effects of UV filters homosalate and octisalate. In recent failed bids for interim relief, Symrise argued that the animal testing is likely to cause “irreparable damage” to its interests.

Symrise AG is asking the EU’s highest court to annul two European Chemicals Agency Board of Appeal decisions requiring the supplier to test UV filters on animals in order to satisfy information needs under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals regulation.

The cases concern homosalate (T-656/20) and 2-ethylhexyl salicylate, aka octisalate (T-655-20) – both permitted UV filters under the...

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