by Sam Thistleton | Jan 25, 2022 | Animal-free testing, News
2022 has got off to a great start as far as the fight against animal testing is concerned; in our most recent blog we celebrated new laws coming into force in three US states. In isolation these developments can feel like small steps so we’ve rounded up some of 2021’s...
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 Minty Hand | Jan 26, 2021 | Animal-free testing, News
Personal Care Magazine recently published this article in which we examined some of the current challenges in animal-free ecotoxicity testing. Recent clarification of the EU REACH legislation highlighted that some environmental assessments are exempt from the...
by Carol Treasure | Oct 13, 2020 | Animal-free testing, Compliance & regulation, News
With 2020 dominated by the global pandemic, Brexit seems to be creeping up on the UK relatively undercover. But behind the scenes, our exit from the European Union on 31 December 2020 raises big issues across the cosmetics and chemical sectors in terms of REACH...
