by Sam Thistleton | May 26, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, News
The European Union Joint Research Centre for Alternatives to Animal Testing (EURL ECVAM) has issued its 2021 “Status Report on the Development, Validation and Regulatory Acceptance of Alternative Methods and Approaches.” First off EURL ECVAM, what is this? It’s the...
by Minty Hand | Jan 10, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, News
Here’s something to warm your heart if you’re an animal lover, or even if you just happen to support the use of modern science to ensure safer products! What are the changes? It’s so encouraging to know that on 1st January, cruelty-free cosmetics...
by Sam Thistleton | Nov 18, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, In Vitro Safety, News
Picture the scene: two minutes to go until your next video call and you’re stripping off the oversized hoodie, buttoning up your work shirt, flattening down your ‘bed head’, maybe reaching for the lip gloss, but, DEFINITELY, checking for that pesky...
by Minty Hand | Aug 13, 2021 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, News
For the first time since 1998, the UK Home Office is reconsidering the ban on animal testing for cosmetics. In a letter to Cruelty Free International, the government seems to be following the European Chemicals Agency’s lead: some cosmetic-only ingredients need to be...
by Minty Hand | Mar 17, 2021 | Compliance & regulation, News
Ana Quevedo, Technical Sales Manager, and Chris Longmore, Scientific Account Manager, recently attended the CTPA open webinar on UK regulations for cosmetics. Although the Cosmetic and Chemical industries are currently faced with a number of changes, there are many...
by Carol Treasure | Jan 27, 2021 | Compliance & regulation, News
Last week Westminster Energy Forum organised an insightful webinar focussing on an unavoidable topic for many of us – UK REACH. An array of excellent speakers from industry, trade associations and the government joined the discussion – here’s our take-home points....
