Abstract

United Kingdom was the first to ban animal testing of cosmetics, and it happened in 1998. The European Union (EU) went through legislations and endeavors implementing animal testing ban in a phased manner, and the final step was done in 2013. Consequent to this, there was enormous canvassing for ban of cosmetic testing on animals in India, to harmonize the marketing as well as import ban of EU. The Indian Drug and Cosmetic Regulatory Authority conceded the demand resulting in the final ban in 2014. This review traces the evolution of thought sequence resulting in the ban, and approval of adopting OECD Guidelines for in vitro testing of skin and eye irritation and corrosion.

Highlights

  • The European Union (EU) defines a cosmetic product as “any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odors and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition”1.Cosmetics and ingredients therein, much applied only externally, are all chemicals, some of which are known or speculated to produce adverse reactions locally and occasionally systemically in view of dermal absorption or inhalation

  • For much of the last century this testing has been done in animals, and different animals are used in different tests; for e.g. skin and eye irritation/corrosion are tested in rabbits (Draize tests); dermal penetration, 90 day repeated oral dose, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, and acute oral toxicity in

  • The awareness created resulted in European Union (EU) ban of cosmetic animal testing and sales in a phased manner, with the final stage falling through in 2013 [1–3]

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Introduction

The EU defines a cosmetic product as “any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odors and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition”1.Cosmetics and ingredients therein, much applied only externally, are all chemicals, some of which are known or speculated to produce adverse reactions locally and occasionally systemically in view of dermal absorption or inhalation. 76/768/EEC was passed and contained a ban on the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetic products.

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