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Animals Brazil

25. September 2025

It’s Official: If You Test on Animals, You Can’t Sell Your Cosmetics

Brazil’s Congress approved a bill to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals, closing loopholes that allowed suffering to continue under weak laws.

Environment

Researcher holding small pieces of micro plastic pollution washed up on a beach

Environment European Union

22. February 2024

“You Pollute, You Pay,” Says EU to Companies

A new deal within the European Union will force cosmetic and medical companies to pay to clean up micropollutants.

Society

Society France

18. April 2023

Paying Social Media Influencers to Promote Cosmetic Surgery May Soon Be a Big No-No

The European nation of France is proposing a new law to regulate the influencer sector, a world first, to limit the destructive psychological effects such practices have on social media users.

Animals

Animals China

17. January 2023

Cruelty-Free for the Win: China Relaxes Its Animal Testing Requirements

Since China relaxed its rules regarding animal testing on products sold within its borders, ten brands are now considered fully cruelty-free, as the country adopts a more ethical way of testing beauty products, away from the suffering of animals.

Animals

Animals Mexico

14. November 2021

Here, Beauty Doesn’t Rhyme With Cruelty Anymore

Mexico becomes the first North American country to ban animal testing for cosmetics, a decision supported by big companies in the beauty business.

Society

Society USA

16. May 2021

Animal Testing Is Becoming a No-No in the Beauty Industry

Hawaii becomes the sixth state to put an end to cosmetic animal testing, as a growing number of customers across the United States ask for cruelty-free beauty products.

Animals

Animals China

31. March 2021

Make Way for Cruelty-Free Cosmetics!

As of May 1st 2021, China won't make animal testing mandatory on imported cosmetics, so cruelty-free products will soon hit the shelves.