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China May Relax Animal Testing for Cosmetics

New rules could impact several common beauty categories.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Some animal rights activists are cautiously optimistic that China is moving toward relaxing its requirements for animal testing for several cosmetics categories. On January 1, China implemented updates to its 1990 Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulations. The changes allow qualifying countries to forgo animal testing on certain “general use” items like shampoo, blush, mascara, and perfume. Under the new regulations, companies that earn a certificate through quality-testing of cosmetic...

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