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EU Animal Testing Ban Goes in Effect in March

Move blocks cosmetics and ingredients from Union.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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A ban blocking the import and sale of animal-tested cosmetics products and ingredients in the European Union is expected to go into effect on March 11, according to a letter written by EU health commissioner Tonio Borg to animal-testing campaigners. The ban, which many beauty companies had expected to be delayed or scrapped, will demand that anyone who wishes to sell new cosmetics products and ingredients in the EU must not test them on animals anywhere in the world. The ruling affects all ...

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