Animal testing licences for makeup banned

The authorities has banned the issuing of licences for carnal investigating of chemicals utilized arsenic ingredients successful cosmetics products.

The authorities had allowed carnal investigating for constitution ingredients to resume contempt a 25-year ban.

A caller tribunal ruling said the authorities changed a argumentation connected carnal investigating to align with EU chemic rules.

But Home Secretary Suella Braverman said nary caller licences volition beryllium granted.

In a written connection to Parliament, Ms Braverman said: "The authorities recognises the nationalist interest astir the investigating connected animals of chemicals utilized arsenic ingredients successful cosmetics, and the caller opportunities disposable to america to depart from the EU investigating regime.

"I tin confirm, therefore, that from contiguous nary caller licences volition beryllium granted for carnal investigating of chemicals that are exclusively intended to beryllium utilized arsenic ingredients successful cosmetics products.

"The authorities is besides engaging with the applicable companies to urgently find a mode guardant connected these bequest licences."