With some help and guidance from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)-funded scientists, China is moving one step closer to introducing its first non-animal testing method for cosmetics ingredients. ...More
Evotec AG entered into a multi-year compound management agreement with the United States EPA. The contract covers a period of five years and has a total value of up to €7.7 million (approx. US$10 million). ...More
Many businesses, such as shampoo, cosmetic, fragrance and pharmaceutical companies, use the term cruelty-free to attract buyers, giving consumers the impression that no animal testing was used while manufacturing and testing the products. However, that is not always the ...More
California-based Eagan Avenatti LLP filed a class action lawsuit against cosmetic companies Estee Lauder, Avon Products and Mary Kay on behalf of American consumers deceived by the companies’ false and misleading representations relating to animal testing of their products. ...More
Evocutis—advanced laboratory and clinical evaluations of skin care products—was accepted as a member of the In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP), who promotes R&D efforts focused on alternatives to animal testing and works in an advisory capacity to the European ...More
Need some brushing up on sun care regulations or want to hear a debate about the proposed ban on animal testing, due to take effect in 2013, or hear an overview of the technical hurdles the demand for green cosmetic formulations is creating? in-cosmetics Barcelona's ...More
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and L’Oréal announced a research collaboration designed to determine if EPA’s chemical toxicity forecaster (ToxCast)—used to screen chemicals to understand their potential impact on processes in the human body that lead to adverse ...More
Inside Cosmeceuticals conducted a Q&A with Alion Science and Technology's bioassay solutions program manager, John D. Gordon, Ph.D., on the current need, process and advantages of testing for harmful substances, including endocrine disruptors, in personal care/cosmetic ...More
According to the Commission's report, despite its commitment and progress in research finding alternative methods for testing, these remaining complex endpoints will not be possible by the 2013 deadline. ...More
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