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Australia Will Finally Ban Cosmetic Testing On Animals
Last week, a costs was put prior to the House of Representatives that would ban animal tests of commercial chemicals intended exclusively for use in makeup products. The proposed costs would affect a multitude of products: “cosmetics” are legitimately defined as any substance used on your body, or in the mouth to change its appearance, cleanse it, perfume it or protect it.
This includes soaps, shampoos, moisturiser, locks dye, deodorants and perfumes. It’s difficult to learn exactly how many animals will be suffering from this ban, as companies do not advertise their use of animal testing and results are often unpublished. It’s apt to be relatively small, but this ban will both improve their lives and become an important international signal. Cosmetic testing commonly measures the result of animals’ skin, eyes and respiratory tracts to high concentrations of certain chemicals. Other assessments determine a product’s potential to cause foetal abnormalities, malignancy or genetic mutations.
As a practice, it has already established a turbulent history. It’s increasingly compared by the general public but many governments – including Australia’s – require pet checks to be conducted for some potentially harmful new cosmetic ingredients. Most prominent in this market is the European Union. After animal tests was banned in Germany in 1986 first, it was extended to the entire Union in 2004. In ’09 2009 the ban was extended to include substances, not the finished product just. Since that time Israel, India, Norway, New Zealand, South Korea, Turkey, Parts and Taiwan of Brazil …
