| Titre : |
EU prohibition on animal testing - potential concerns |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Ray Boughton, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2013 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p. 57-59 |
| Note générale : |
Bibliogr. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Expérimentation animale -- Législation -- Europe
Industrie cosmétique -- Législation -- Pays de l'Union Européenne
|
| Index. décimale : |
668.5 Parfums et cosmétiques |
| Résumé : |
On 11 March this year (2013) the EU introduced a full marketing ban on cosmetics, either in their entirety or containing ingredients, that have been tested on animais in order to evidence the safety of them in respect of the current Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EC)1 and upcoming Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009).2 This prohibition was set forth in the 7th Amendment (2003/15/EC)3 to the Cosmetics Directive, and is included in the Cosmetic Regulation as well. A proviso was included in the 7th Amendment that this deadline could be pushed back should suitable replacements for animal testing have not been found. At this point alternatives for many of the endpoints of concern have not been identified, but the EU has pressed ahead with the prohibition.
Such a prohibition is somewhat at odds with the currently proscribed legal requirements for data to be considered when compiling a safety report and conducting a safety assessment. The conflict is even more evident when one considers the guidance notes outlined by the SCCS on the safety assessment process.4 The prohibition further raises potential concerns in relation to the availability of suitable data on which a safety assessment could be based.
In this article we shall first consider the history of the safety assessment as applicable to cosmetics and the task faced by individuals undertaking such a responsibility. We shall then move to look at the prohibition of animal testing and the alternative test methods currently validated for use (as well as discuss the numerous endpoints for which full alternative replacement tests are not yet available). Lastly we consider the conflicts between the legal requirements for safety assessment compared to the prohibition on animal testing and discuss the potential concerns these raise for a safety assessor. |
| En ligne : |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B38-uvUt5TRQcAwvMW_tr6s1yVZ22kdh/view?usp=drive [...] |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
Pdf |
| Permalink : |
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