Cosmetic Animal Testing Canada

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Vt cosmetic x bts. However toxicology testing has become much more prevalent. China tests on animals as part of its safety assessment of cosmetic products. The senate has just passed bill s 214.

The majority of canadians support making testing cosmetics or their ingredients on animals illegal in canada. The animals who do not die in the experiment are often killed afterwards anyways. Animal testing is on the rise in canada despite all the scientific advances that have provided companies with alternatives to testing on live animals.

We use human volunteers and we conduct or commission in vitro testing. Health canada does point out that the use of laboratory animals in toxicity testing for cosmetic and human healthrelated product testing has been reduced significantly due to advancements in science its not known exactly how many animals are used in canada in regulatory testing of personal cosmetics. In october 2017 members of the senate standing committee on social affairs science and technology voted unanimously in favour of s 214 and last june the chamber voted in favour of.

Donate to help animal allance end animal testing for cosmetics in canada. In october 2017 members of the senate standing committee on social affairs science and technology voted in favour of s 214. Animal testing was originally developed for use in biomedical research.

How does mac test its products for safety and efficacy. The federal bill s 214 called the cruelty free cosmetics act amends the food and drugs act to prohibit cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics developed or manufactured using animal testing. Every year in canada over 4 million animals are tested on.

The legislation would establish that no evidence derived from animal testing may be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic developed in canada or elsewhere. We love our fans and we never want to exclude them anywhere. Sign the be cruelty free pledge to show your support for canadian ban on animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients.

Get involved with these easy actions and help animal alliance and hsicanada put an end to cosmetics animal cruelty. Cosmetic animal testing is an experiment procedure or test that an animal is forced to undergo. In canada testing on animals is not legally required to prove the safety of a cosmetic product yet animal testing is still used as the primary method to comply with the safety standards imposed by canadian law.