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We use a wide range of non-animal approaches to assess the safety of our products.
Read our position statement on animal testing at
*We've used and developed non-animal methods since the 1980s
*We're recognised by PETA (
*31 of our brands are PETA-Approved as not testing on animals globally (we're working on more)
*And we're working with other partners for a worldwide end to animal tests for cosmetics. In an era when modern science and technology can provide more relevant data for better safety decisions, there is no justification for using animals.
This is why we took immediate action when we learned in
With Dove leading the charge, we and our PETA-Approved brands joined forces with The Body Shop, PETA, Cruelty Free Europe,
"We must persist in speaking up, with passion, conviction and commitment, if we are to seize the opportunity to fundamentally change the methods and data used to assure chemical safety."
Dr
Together Dove, The Body Shop and over 100 animal protection organisations launched a campaign entitled #SaveCrueltyFreeCosmetics and backed a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) - a mechanism for EU citizens to shape policy by calling on the
The ECI asked policy-makers to:
*Protect and strengthen its existing animal testing ban for cosmetics
*Transform EU chemicals regulation, protecting human health and the environment without new animal testing requirements
*And commit to a roadmap to phase out all animal testing in the EU by quickly phasing in non-animal approaches based on modern science.
If 1 million people signed to support the ECI in 12 months (by the end of
With the votes now verified, we can confirm more than 1.2 million EU residents signed and no other ECI has ever received this level of support across so many different countries.
It sends a very clear message to the
The ECI is now closed, and we welcome the progress we're starting to see from the regulatory community. The
The next three to five years will be critical in implementing regulatory change by agreeing and working on a shared roadmap to accelerate phasing in non-animal approaches based on modern science while phasing out animal testing. Dr
Meanwhile we will continue to champion the use of modern non-animal safety science in place of animal testing with all stakeholders and share
We're advocating for the modernisation of regulatory approaches to enable greater use of the exciting new science and tools developed over the past decade. Breakthroughs that mean that ingredients and products can be scientifically proven to be safe and more sustainable - without animal testing. To achieve this we're partnering with other experts to develop new assessment frameworks for chemicals that will help accelerate the transition to animal-free innovation.
And we're working with governments around the world to support regulatory change. This work played a part in achieving substantial changes to cosmetics regulations in
"We have reached a significant tipping point for the regulatory use of non-animal science for assessing chemical safety," says Dr
"The next three to five years will be critical in implementing regulatory change by agreeing and working on a shared roadmap to accelerate phasing in non-animal approaches based on modern science while phasing out outdated animal testing. Meanwhile, those involved in developing and applying advanced non-animal tools must persist in speaking up, with passion, conviction and commitment, if we are to seize the opportunity to fundamentally change the methods and data used to assure chemical safety by all company and regulatory scientists.
"As an important step towards this, it is pleasing to see that ECHA will hold a workshop on 'new approach methodologies: towards an animal-free regulatory system for industrial chemicals' in
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