by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | North America
Health Canada has invited public feedback on proposed changes to its Toys Regulations, with an aim to improve international harmonisation and reduce reliance on animal testing. The changes under consideration would “modernise” existing requirements by...
by delphic-admin | Jul 22, 2023 | North America
The Canadian government has announced that it will prohibit testing cosmetics products on animals before the end of the year, joining more than three dozen other countries that already restrict animal testing. From 22 December, manufacturers will be banned from...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
As of 31st May, both UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are in force. To help businesses use the deals, the UK Government published a toolkit (can be accessed here) for using the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand FTAs, which has been developed...
by delphic-admin | Jun 24, 2023 | UK
Background Information The UK cosmetics industry voluntarily stopped animal testing on cosmetic products in 1998, around a decade before the ban was introduced across Europe. The bans under the UK and EU Cosmetics Regulations mean that for cosmetics sold in the UK,...
by delphic-admin | May 28, 2023 | South America
REMINDER: Brazil’s Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban all animal testing for cosmetics in the country. It is currently in the Chamber of Deputies for review. Brazil’s National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation (Concea) has passed a resolution...