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New Jersey: End animal testing for cosmetics

Rabbits, mice, rats and guinea pigs continue to suffer and die in experiments to test cosmetics like lipstick, deodorant and shampoo. Humane and safe cosmetics can be made using thousands of existing ingredients and non-animal safety tests are already available for new ingredients. These non-animal alternatives are often cheaper, faster and more relevant to humans, and therefore more reliable predictors of safety.

More than 30 countries and 3 states have already passed laws preventing the sale of cosmetics that have been newly tested on animals, New Jersey should be next. If companies wish to sell in those places, they must already adopt non-animal test methods for their products and ingredients.

TAKE ACTION

On February 19, NJ’s Humane Cosmetics Act unanimously passed the Senate. Please take a moment to contact your state assemblymember and urge him/her to support NJ’s Humane Cosmetics Act (A795) using the form below. Editing your message will help it stand out.

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As your constituent, I urge you to support NJ's Humane Cosmetics Act (A795), which would prohibit the sale of newly animal tested cosmetics in New Jersey.

With thousands of existing ingredients with a history of safe use and non-animal safety tests that are often cheaper, faster and more relevant to humans, cosmetics companies can produce new and innovative products without animal testing. There are more than 1000 cosmetics brands in North America that have committed not to test final products, formulations or ingredients using animals and the largest cosmetic trade association has endorsed federal legislation to prohibit the production and sale of animal-tested cosmetics in the United States. A795 will bring New Jersey in line with more than 30 countries and 3 states that have already banned the sale of newly animal-tested cosmetics. U.S. companies that sell in those countries and states must already comply with those bans.

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