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Credo Beauty has created the Credo Beauty Council. The council will primarily ensure Credo Beauty's adherence to clean beauty standards, promote consumer and manufacturing transparency and advise on sustainability initiatives.

Credo Beauty Pioneers Eco-Conscious Future with Two New Launches: Credo Qualified Services and its Clean Beauty Council

Credo Beauty has announced the introduction of Credo Qualified, a Credo Beauty-managed service market for businesses in the beauty supply chain as well as its Clean Beauty Council, featuring eight experts from across the field.

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NSF Launches Science-based Vegan and Cruelty-Free Certification Protocol

Washington state would be the twelfth on the growing list of U.S. states banning animal testing for cosmetics.

[update] Washington State Enacts Animal Testing Ban

Sunscreen materials were at the center of a recent European court case that calls into question the enforceability of animal testing bans.

EU's Cosmetics Animal Testing Bans Challenged in New Court Decision

Cruelty Free Europe's director of science and regulatory affairs, Emma Grange, Ph.D., said: “This decision is a huge backwards step in our fight to stop animals suffering and dying in the name of beauty."

Exploring the impact of climate on formulations

Exploring the impact of climate on formulations

Ever wondered why skincare can feel different in one place compared to another? It's all about the weather, specifically temperature and humidity. Here, Gattefossé explores the climate variation and sensory perception of cosmetic emulsions.

'Eleven states and 44 countries already slammed the door shut on new animal testing for cosmetics. In fact, the U.S. is essentially the only country in the North America that hasn’t passed legislation to end it.” said Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund.

US Moves a Step Closer to Banning Cosmetics Animal Testing

“Cosmetics testing on animals is cruel, unnecessary, and outdated, and Congress should finally put a stop to it."

The EC's roadmap will include legislative and non-legislative actions to further reduce animal testing and aim to ultimately move to an animal-free regulatory system under chemicals legislation.

European Commission to Expedite Phasing Out of Animal Testing

Responding to the ECI, the EC provided a comprehensive overview of the EU's legislative and policy framework for animal testing and proposed creating a "roadmap" to further reduce animal testing.

Canada will now join more than 40 jurisdictions and major markets that have already passed laws to end or limit cosmetics animal testing and/or sales.

Canada Officially Bans Animal Testing for Cosmetics

On June 22, 2023, Canadian officials passed measures through the Budget Implementation Act, Bill C-47, prohibiting the sale of cosmetics that rely on new animal testing data to establish product safety.

'Canada's legislation is expected to pass soon and, when it does, the United States will be the only country in North America without a national ban on animal testing for cosmetics.'

Canada Commits to End Animal Tox Testing While MoCRA Misses the Mark

Bill S-5 in Canada has passed with royal assent to end animal testing for chemical toxicity; cosmetics are expected to be next. Meanwhile, MoCRA in the U.S. missed the chance to address this major industry issue, one source critiques.

The announcement from the government is an important step towards the goal of ensuring that non-animal methods are accepted by the authorities to meet the requirements of other pieces of UK chemicals legislation, per the CTPA.

CTPA Welcomes UK Government Action to Ensure No Cosmetic Ingredient Testing on Animals

The announcement from the government is an important step towards the goal of ensuring that non-animal methods are accepted by the authorities to meet the requirements of other pieces of UK chemicals legislation, per the CTPA.

Cruelty Free International chief executive, Michelle Thew, said, 'It is outrageous that the government has abandoned the ban on using animals in cosmetics testing, and did so in secret while giving the impression that the policy remained in place.'

U.K. Government Alleged to Secretly Abandon Animal Testing Ban; CTPA Responds

Cruelty Free International called on Home Secretary Suella Braverman MP to reinstate the 1998 ban (case number CO/3748/21) although according to the CTPA, the ban was never abandoned.

The company maintains it received an exemption from the animal testing requirement. The plaintiffs claim no records of such have been located.

John Paul Mitchell Hit with Suit Alleging False 'No Animal Testing' Claim

John Paul Mitchell Systems is facing a class action suit alleging its "no animal testing" promise was broken to meet regulatory requirements in China to gain access to the market.

This will make New York the 10th state to prohibit the sale of cosmetics tested on animals.

New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act Signed into Law

The legislation will go into effect as of Jan. 1, 2023, and will end the sale of cosmetics tested on animals in New York State, WBNG reports.

'The halal product category is growing, and more consumers are looking for the IIDC halal symbol as it affirms the product's commitment to safety and health.'

BioCell Collagen Gains Halal Approval

BioCell's flagship ingredient, BioCell Collagen, is now halal-certified by the Islamic Information Documentation and Certification GmbH (IIDC), an accreditation accepted in nearly all Islamic countries.