Thus the draft is in line with the legislation in Europe, according to which manufacture and marketing of finished cosmetics as well as cosmetic ingredients have been banned since 11 March 2013. Chemicals that are not only produced for cosmetic purposes are not affected by the ban.
The Australian Government also wants to encourage registrants to make use of alternative methods to animal testing in safety assessment of chemicals if they produce for the Australian market. In additive material all the procedures are listed that can be used to determine the hazard classification and safety assessment.
These include, in addition to the possibility of read-across in silico methods and in vitro methods as already described and approved in OECD guidelines.
The government provides a stakeholder participation for public commenting and evaluation of the consultation paper. The deadline for commentaries is Wednesday, the 12th of July.
Sources and additional information:
https://cosmetic.chemlinked.com/news/cosmetic-news/australia-ban-animal-testing-cosmetics
https://www.nicnas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/50098/NICNAS-Reforms-CP5.pdf
https://www.nicnas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/50060/CP5_supporting-material-FINAL-01062017.pdf
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Monday, 10 July 2017 09:27
Australia: Marketing ban for cosmetics tested on animals Featured
In a consultation paper on a reform of the Australian Chemicals Directive (National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme, NICNAS) the Health Department of the Australian Government provides a ban for the production and marketing of "cosmetic chemicals" tested on animals in Australia from the first of July 2018 onwards. Cosmetic chemicals are those which are used solely for cosmetic purposes.
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