Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

L’Oréal Develops New Animal-Free Method for Cosmetic Allergen Testing

Scientists at L’Oréal have developed a faster and more reliable method for identifying cosmetic allergens using an advanced ...
STAT

Congress needs to update FDA’s ability to regulate diagnostic tests, cosmetics

Congress is considering two measures that modernize tools the Food and Drug Administration uses to oversee two areas of its vast portfolio: diagnostic tests and cosmetics. While the stakes are ...
Metro US

Human skin cells used in animal-free cosmetic tests

A UK-based laboratory is working to eradicate animal testing in the cosmetics industry by developing alternative methods which are not only cruelty-free but more scientifically advanced than other ...
New York Post

This lab is growing human skin to test cosmetics

Rabbits across the country can rest easier. A groundbreaking lab in Boston is growing human skin to sell to companies for cosmetics testing. MatTek Corp. collects skin cells from surgical waste and ...
C&EN

Europe's Beauty Race

COSMETICS COMPANIES and their ingredient suppliers are exploring new ways to test the safety of hair conditioners, toenail polish, and everything in between. Just like makers of pesticides, food ...
FierceBiotech

Federal judge blocks FDA's regulation of lab-developed tests

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the FDA’s plans to bring laboratory-developed tests under the same regulations it uses to oversee other in vitro diagnostics and medical devices—saying the agency ...
The Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka to get its first cosmetic product testing laboratory

Colombo, Oct. 30 (Daily Mirror) - The foundation stone for Sri Lanka’s first Human Repeat Insult Patch Test (HRIPT) laboratory, dedicated to cosmetic product testing, was laid today under the ...