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			[close] Seventh Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive Animal Testing Deadlines in Europe September 11, 2004 * Ban on animal testing of finished cosmetic products in the EU. * Ban on the sale of cosmetic products and ingredients tested on animals outside of the EU where validated alternative tests exist. March 11, 2009 * Ban on animal testing of cosmetic ingredients or formulations in the EU. * Ban on the sale of cosmetic products and ingredients tested on animals for all but a few test areas. March 11, 2013 * Ban on the sale of cosmetic products or ingredients tested on animals for the remaining test areas. * The ban could be delayed by new legislation if non-animal tests have not been made available. Australian campaign The Australian campaign to ban animal testing of cosmetics is well underway. Late last year we contacted the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, Minister for Health and Ageing, and requested that Australian legislation be amended to bring it into line with the European " 7th Amendment to the Cosmetics Directive". The Cosmetics Directive will see an end to the sale of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients tested on animals, throughout the EU, by March 2013. We did not think our request for legislative change was unreasonable. Unfortunately, the Minister rejected our plea. Not to be defeated, on World Animal Day we launched our first major campaign targeting the Australian Government.				Online shop Info kit for students Cruelty-free makeup TV ads & short films Celebrity supporters Animals for fashion Links to friends Cosmeticz book In addition to postcards, we have already distributed over 7000 copies of the Cruelty Free Cosmeticz book to schools and the general public. The Cruelty Free Cosmeticz book is a comprehensive guide to animal testing, alternatives and the current legal situation both in Australia and abroad.
					Postcard Launched by Dr Katrina Warren, CCF has distributed over 15,000 postcards and are sending out more every week. The postcards are addressed to the Hon Nicola Roxon and ask that Australia follow the example set by the EU. We are hoping that the minister will reconsider her decision to reject our request once she finds it difficult to find her desk under all the mail. We would be very grateful to any of our readers who are prepared to distribute postcards for us. Get the postcards
			Tracy Bartram joins us Our celebrity supporters have also kindly offered their assistance with the campaign. Tracy Bartram, well known comedian and long time campaigner for animal rights, has offered to be our celebrity spokesperson. We are very excited and grateful to have Tracy on board and, with her at the helm, we know that we will be able to get our message out loud and clear to the Australian public. We are confident that the majority of Australians will support the proposed ban on animal tested cosmetics once they become aware of the cruelty involved
			Update on the European ban In March 2009, legislation came into effect introducing a phased ban on animal testing of cosmetics and cosmetic ingredients throughout Europe. The ban prohibits the testing of cosmetics on animals in cases where non-animal alternatives are available. It is also a marketing ban and prohibits the sale of animal tested cosmetics, no matter where they are produced. A total ban on animal testing of cosmetics will come into effect in March 2013, whether or not non-animal alternatives are available. The tests listed below no longer use animals: Skin Corrosion. Two in vitro tests were adopted in 2000. Phototoxicity. The 3T3 NRU Phototoxicity Test was adopted in 2000. Skin absorption. The Skin Absorption Test was adopted in 2008. Draize eye test. Replaced by Bovine Cornea Opacity Test (BCOP) and the Isolated Chicken Eye Test (ICE) in March 2009. Draize skin test. Three replacements have now been validated: EPISKIN, EPIDERM, and SKINETHIC. At present, refinement and reduction methods have been developed for the tests: Acute Toxicity, Reproductive Toxicity, Skin Sensitisation, and Mutagenicity, Alternative replacement methods are yet to be validated. Companies have until 2013 to develop and validate alternatives. If they want to include new ingredients in their products after this date, they will be required, by law, to use in vitro safety tests. Animal rights groups throughout Europe, particularly in the UK, must be congratulated for the enormous amount of work they put into achieving this huge win for the animals.