China May Ease Animal Testing Rules, Opening The Door For International Cosmetics Companies

Huffington Post (2014) reports of the possibility of China easing animal testing rules in order to allow for international cosmetics companies to operate in the nation. This has come as a result of the pressure from the EU that has banned the sale of cosmetic products and foods that have been tested on animals. Cosmetics retailer L’Oreal may get a chance to operate in the nation as a result of this. However, animal rights groups argue that this may not be the end of animal testing in the nation as there are ingredients used for cosmetics may still go through an approval process that involves animals.

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Huffington Post (2014) ‘China May Ease Animal Testing Rules, Opening The Door For International Cosmetics Companies’, 23 January, Available at:  

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/13/china-animal-testing-rules_n_4265643.html (Accessed: 28 January, 2014)