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• Position: EUROPE - European countries now ban cosmetics that were tested on animals - Brief article

Animals have long been used to test the safety of health and beauty products. But the 28 countries in the European Union (E.U.) have now banned the marketing and sale of cosmetics that contain ingredients tested on animals. Supporters of the ban say testing products on rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs is cruel and unnecessary, and that animals can suffer or even die when chemicals are tested on their skin or in their eyes. Opponents say that alternatives to animal testing-like using computer models or...