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vegetable alternatives so we feel we don’t need to anymore. When we did use it we checked the pesticide levels for every batch.
Looking towards the future As both XCellR8 and The Body Shop suggested, these animal-free test methods may still appear niche to some people in the industry, but it seems increasingly likely they will become considered mainstream soon. So how does one of the pioneers in this field seek to stay ahead as more competition will inevitably enter the market? Carol Treasure responded to Personal
Care: “The field is constantly evolving and that’s the exciting part. Some of the methods we’re using now will no doubt be replaced with the next generation of in vitro tests over the next decade or two. We’re currently developing our new R&D strategy which will take us through the next 3-5 years, and are consulting with cosmetic companies, ingredient suppliers and other industry stakeholders to design a programme that’s going to continue to meet the industry’s needs in years to come, and we welcome input. Regarding the animal-product-free approach, it’s our hope that more labs will adopt this over time as it’s our mission to accelerate the world’s transition to animal-free testing, and that includes encouraging other labs to
eradicate animal-derived components too. We’ll be continuing to lead the way in this area by adapting more methods to animal- product-free conditions and making these methods available to the whole industry where appropriate – we’ll continue to challenge the status quo and embrace the new technologies.” Dr Katy Taylor, director of science and
regulatory affairs at Cruelty Free International, summed up the motivation behind their campaign and their work with The Body Shop to Personal Care: “The public desperately wants an end to the suffering of animals used to test cosmetics and personal care products. The work being done by XCellR8 proves that it is possible to safely and effectively test products and ingredients intended for human use without forcing animals to suffer and die. Not only will replacing animal testing improve the quality and the humaneness of our science, non-animal methods are often cheaper and quicker too. “At Cruelty Free International we are delighted to see the development of non- animal methods steadily growing. Through innovations in science, we have witnessed animal tests being replaced in many different areas. Almost every type of human and animal cell can now be grown in the laboratory. Human tissue donated from
volunteers can also provide a more relevant way of testing our biology. We now appeal to industry to demonstrate a real desire to eliminate the use of animals from tests and encourage regulators to accept and promote non-animal methods, such as those being pioneered by Dr Carol Treasure and championed by cruelty free companies like The Body Shop. “The EU’s trailblazing ban in 2013 set a compassionate example to the world, and has demonstrated that it is possible to have a vibrant, innovative and profitable cosmetics market without the use of animal tests. We hope our campaign with The Body Shop for an end to animal testing for cosmetics products and ingredients worldwide will lead to an international convention putting a stop to cosmetics testing on animals everywhere and forever. Our Forever Against Animal Testing petition asking for a global cosmetics ban has been signed by over 7 million people and is being delivered to the United Nations later this year. “With better and more sophisticated non-animal methods now available, there is no reason why governments and industry can’t respond to public opinion and take decisive action to end animal testing for cosmetics while providing better safety of personal care products.”
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November 2018 PERSONAL CARE EUROPE
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