Chemicals and Cosmetics: Regulation
(asked on 14th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with interested parties to assess the potential merits of updating the cosmetics and chemicals regulations in the last 12 months.
This question was answered on 22nd June 2023
On 17 May 2023, the Government introduced a licensing ban on animal testing of chemicals exclusively intended as ingredients in cosmetics.
The Home Office continues to engage relevant stakeholders and is working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Business and Trade, who are responsible for the regulation of chemicals and cosmetics, respectively.