People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is applying pressure to the nominee for commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, Martin Makary, to reverse the agency’s position on animal testing for sunscreens, while bringing more attention to the issue ahead of his confirmation hearing in March.
PETA Urges FDA Commissioner Nominee To Reverse Agency Position On Animal Testing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals will remove all non-mineral sunscreens from its Beauty Without Bunnies database in response to a statement FDA made publicly about the continued need for animal testing for sunscreens.
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