Mexico bans cosmetic testing on animals and establishes guidelines

"Queda aprobado en lo general y en lo particular el decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la Ley General de Salud", dijo la presidenta del Senado, Olga Sánchez Cordero, y añadió que el dictamen se remite al Ejecutivo Federal.

The coordinator in the Senate of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party and one of the promoters of the reform, Ricardo Monrena, described the decision as "historic".

"No one can be against banning companies, beauty item manufacturers from using live animals for their experiments and for all beauty items," she said.

He specified that the modification to the law is very important because it contains "not only the prohibition for the use of live animals, but also contains that in the labeling the articles that are produced and manufactured with the use of animals are prohibited and can be insured by authority."

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He added that commercial establishments that are dedicated to the sale of articles made with animals can also be closed.

What does the law say that prohibits animal testing in Mexico?

La reforma establece que la investigación cosmética no podrá incluir pruebas en animales de ingredientes cosméticos, de productos cosméticos finalizados ni de sus ingredientes o la mezcla de ellos.

Nor may cosmetic products be manufactured, imported or marketed when their final formulation is or has been tested on animals, and when they contain ingredients or combinations of these that are or have been tested on animals.

Con la decisión México se apuntó como el primer país de América del Norte en prohibir las pruebas cosméticas en animales, y en el país número 41 a nivel mundial.