A 430-page federal government omnibus budget bill includes a revision that would ban animal testing by the cosmetics industry within six months of being passed into law.
Bill C-47, the Budget Implementation Act, amends multiple federal bills, including the Food and Drugs Act, according to Blacklock’s Reporter on April 24.
The revision to the Act states, “No person shall sell a cosmetic unless the person can establish the safety of the cosmetic without relying on data derived from a test conducted on an animal that could cause pain, suffering or injury, whether physical or mental, to the animal.”
The Liberals campaigned in 2021 on ending animal testing for cosmetics as early as 2023, and reducing the use of animals for toxicity testing by 2035. Cosmetics typically include makeup, perfume, body lotion, nail polish, and hair-styling products….