Virginia Just Became the 4th State to Ban Cosmetic Animal Testing vegnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from vegnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Share this article
Share this article
WASHINGTON, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fragrance Creators Association announced today Darci Ferrer has been promoted to Chief Scientist, overseeing the association s best-in-class regulatory science program advocating for greener chemistry, state-of-the-art fragrance technology and innovation, safety, and more. Through the organization s scientific programs and technical committees and task forces, Ferrer leads over 150 scientists, including thought leaders in the fields of environmental and human safety, research and development, regulatory affairs, worker safety, product stewardship, and other specialized capabilities.
Fragrance Creators Association
Fragrance Creators represents the majority of fragrance manufacturing in the U.S. and Canada on a comprehensive array of issues, as well as interests along the fragrance value chain, through its diverse membership of small and large innovative fragrance and finished product companies. Unde
Virginia is for animal lovers.
According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), on Friday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed bills into law that ban new cosmetics animal testing and the sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the state. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
First introduced by Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del. Kaye Kory, the new law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. After this date, the sale of cosmetics tested on animals is prohibited in Virginia, reports the
Virginia is the fourth state to enact this type of ban. In 2018, California became the first state to prohibit animal-tested cosmetics; Nevada and Illinois approved similar measures in 2019. HSUS says that six other states are working to ban animal-tested cosmetics: New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island, Hawai
Virginia will join California, Nevada and Illinois in ending the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics.
Introduced by Sen. Jennifer Boysko and Del. Kaye Kory, the new law will prohibit the sale of any cosmetic product that has been tested on animals after Jan. 1, 2022.
The new cruelty free cosmetics law mirrors what has become a state model born out through concerted efforts by Cruelty Free International and the U.S. cosmetics trade body, the Personal Care Products Council. These efforts are also helping to shape federal legislation of the same name.
Virginia legislators have been at the forefront of federal legislation too. In 2013, Virginia Congressman Jim Moran introduced the first federal Humane Cosmetics Act and his successor, Congressman Don Beyer, has championed the legislation with support across Congress and across party lines.Â
Personal Care Products Council Wins Spira Award February 26, 2021 Contact Author Hannah Fink
Close
The award recognizes the council s efforts to end new animal testing on cosmetics.
Sponsored
The Humane Society of the United States and the Humane Society Legislative Fund have presented the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) with the Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award for championing federal legislation to ensure cosmetics are free from new animal testing and for leading its approximately 600 member cosmetics companies toward a humane future.
PCPC worked closely with animal groups to come up with strong language for the Humane Cosmetics Act, demonstrating that the United States cosmetics industry is ready to move away from the animal testing.