10 Sep 2021 --- Unilever is enlisting 27 of its PETA-approved brands to join an initiative against the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)’s proposal to allow animal testing. Unilever’s head of Safety & Environmental Assurance Centre, Julia Fentem, tells PersonalCareInsights that the proposal may significantly set back industry goals against animal testing but is unlikely to impact consumer health. “There is no reason to test cosmetics products, or the ingredients used in them, on animals. The ECHA proposals pose a significant threat to the progress our industry has made toward ending animal testing for assuring the safety of cosmetics and other consumer products,” Fentem notes.
