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The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Over two decades ago, the UK became the first country to introduce a ban on animal testing for finished cosmetics products.

Checking dates for this piece is a trip down memory lane that makes me feel old, but also reminds me of the passion of MEPs who, at the time of the seventh amendment to the Cosmetics Directive, ...

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No new licences will be issued for animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients, the Government has said. Home secretary Suella Braverman announced the ban on Wednesday, after ...

Though banned in the EU since 2013, research from Cruelty Free International suggests 115 million animals are still used worldwide for testing purposes with the most common experiments including ...

Government has been issuing licences for years in line with EU rules allowing testing to assess risks to workers in manufacturing process Amy Gibbons was named Young Political Correspondent of the ...

This is a subject of considerable public interest involving considerations of both human safety and of animal welfare. The safety of chemicals used by humans is subject to regulations under REACH ...

No new licences will be issued for animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients, the Government has said. Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced the ban on Wednesday, after ...

Animal welfare and cosmetics groups welcomed the Home Secretary’s statement (Ashlee Ruggels/PA) No new licences will be issued for animal testing of chemicals used exclusively as cosmetics ingredients ...