The new law prohibits the sale of cosmetics in California that have been tested on animals or contain ingredients that have been tested on animals after 2020.
KATE ANDERTON: ‘A groundbreaking law, the California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act, which passed in 2018, will ban all sales of cosmetics that have been tested on animals after January 1, 2020. The new law, authored by Senator Cathleen Galgiani (Stockton) and co-sponsored by Social Compassion in Legislation and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, was applauded by conscientious consumers around the world. The law makes important gains for animal protection and scientific standards while keeping existing products on California’s shelves…
The new law prohibits the sale of cosmetics in California that have been tested on animals or contain ingredients that have been tested on animals after 2020. Certain narrow exemptions are provided for in the legislation, including for animal tests either required by a regulatory authority in another country or conducted on ingredients for non-cosmetic purposes, which are sometimes required by regulatory authorities here in the United States, such as the Environmental Protection Agency.
The California law spurred movement on similar laws in Nevada, Illinois, and at the federal level, cementing California’s status as a leader on the issue. Passage of the bill also coincided with some foreign regulators, specifically those in China, starting to move away from animal testing requirements for imported cosmetic products… Senator Cathleen Galgiani stated “SB 1249 says clearly that you shouldn’t have to hurt an animal in order to look your best”.’ SOURCE…
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