by Minty Hand | Sep 29, 2023 | Animal-free testing, News
You asked us some questions about animal-free testing and we’ve answered… Can you claim a product is ‘Cruelty-Free’ even if animal-derived components have been used in the testing process? Yes, companies can still say that their product is ‘cruelty-free’...
by Minty Hand | Mar 14, 2022 | Animal-free testing, Events
Dr Carol Treasure was recently invited to be a guest speaker for MSc Cosmetic Science students at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. In this webinar which focussed on creating safe and effective cosmetics using animal-free science, students took...
by Sam Thistleton | Jun 17, 2021 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News, XCellR8 News
GLP laboratory adapts existing OECD Test Guidelines to animal-product-free conditions Earlier this year, we announced XCELLR8 wins £100K funding in the 2020 CRACK IT Challenges competition for a six-month proof-of-concept study to develop in vitro tests free from...
by Carol Treasure | Oct 15, 2020 | Animal-free testing, In Vitro Safety, News
This article first appeared in HPC Today Magazine, September 2020 which can be viewed here. Abstract Preservatives in cosmetics are well known skin sensitisers and a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis. Annex V of Cosmetics Regulation EC 1223/2009 lists 57...
by Carol Treasure | Feb 28, 2020 | Animal-free testing, News
What is truly animal-free testing? There has been huge change over the last three decades in the testing of cosmetics and personal care products, driven by consumer lobbying across the EU and by regulators. 1993 saw the introduction of a ban on the testing of cosmetic...
