Presents just how common it still is. And to complicate the issue, labeling is not very regulated , so it’s difficult to tell which companies do and don’t test their products on animals. The FDA officially has no stance on that term, so it can be used to mean whatever companies want it to mean. If a product claims “not tested on animals,” that could be referring only to the finished product, not the individual ingredients, which are often sourced elsewhere. But nothing like this exists in the US. The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2011 , which contains some recommendations about animal testing, was introduced this summer but hasn’t been adopted yet. Back in 2009, the European Union banned companies from animal testing for certain factors like skin irritancy, acute toxicity, and light sensitivity.
Источник: Fashionista