Member states of the European Union have agreed to a ban on the use of animals to test cosmetic products. The ban will be implemented in 2009. It took politicians 10 years to hammer out an agreement.

Testing products on animals became an industry standard in the cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries nearly a century ago. Since that time, it has become clear that these tests cause ...

Animal testing of cosmetic products and ingredients, and the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics, would be phased out under legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ...

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers are moving to take cosmetics developed with animal testing off the market. Without discussion the Senate on Monday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would make ...

Many products that Americans use every day — from makeup to sunscreens — are tested on animals for safety. But experts say the safety data can be gathered using more modern methods that don’t involve ...

I have been an avid user of cosmetics since the age of 10, when I would scour through my mother’s cosmetics trying to test different products on my face. Growing up, I was oblivious to the dark side ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed imitation of human skin with living cells, an advance they say could enable cosmetic testing without the use of animals. Researchers, including from the Vellore ...

PARIS — Symrise has lost an appeal against a European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA, decision requiring animal testing on cosmetics ingredients. The decision handed down Wednesday to the German fragrance ...

Science has given us many marvels. Electricity immediately springs to mind, as does the telephone. The remarkable ease with which we’re able to trace our ancestry is utterly astounding, and I have no ...