EU Backs Prohibition of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
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The European Union’s Parliament approved a Europe-wide sales ban on new cosmetics tested on animals, but EU member states want to water down the bill, fearing harm to exporters and violations of world trade rules.
The Parliament voted 474 to 43 in Strasbourg, France, to demand that EU governments adopt the ban within five years. A majority of the governments must agree before the ban becomes law.
The regulations would phase in a ban on all new cosmetic products--makeup, shampoos, etc.--that use ingredients tested on animals.
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