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Post by snowshoe on May 17, 2014 19:27:22 GMT
I know that China mandates animal testing for any cosmetic lines that want to sell in China (hence the whole UD backing out of selling there). But if products are produced in China for export to the US or wherever, are they also subject to animal testing even if they aren't sold in China themselves?
I was wondering because there's a few lines like e.l.f. that are sold here but the products are made in the PRC.
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Post by ladymeag on May 23, 2014 1:02:46 GMT
Cosmetics manufactured in China but not for sale in China may not be subject to the animal testing requirement directly, however:
"The larger issue, however, is the fact that the Chinese government still carries out post-market animal testing of cosmetic products, and although pre-market requirements for domestic cosmetics are being simplified, post-market supervision is likely to be strengthened by Chinese regulators. According to ChemLinked.com, within three months of notifying of a new, domestically manufactured ordinary cosmetic, provincial FDAs will carry out substantial examination on the product and the product information kept by cosmetic companies. Unless government surveillance efforts shift from animal- to non-animal testing approaches, it is likely that many cruelty-free companies will resist China operations in case their products subsequently become subject to government animal testing." (Humane Society of AUS and NZ report)
The exemptions apply only to existing formulations of things made with "known to be safe" ingredients, as deemed so by the Chinese government. This means that likely, any new color or formulation is going to fall under the testing mandate. The company themselves may not be selling in China to invoke the testing mandate and may not be directly testing but by moving their production operations to China, there is the possibility they will undergo animal testing.
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Post by snowshoe on May 23, 2014 18:10:58 GMT
Good to know, thank you.
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