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Thousands of mice, rats, and other animals are in danger of needless suffering if companies are required to test sunscreen ingredients on animals. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering new requirements that will likely include animal tests. Neither compassionate consumers nor cruelty-free companies want this change in regulation. Tell the FDA that animal tests are not needed to show sunscreen ingredients are safe! In recent years, the FDA has given the development and use of non-animal methods more attention, which is good. This is the perfect opportunity to implement a battery of non-animal, alternative methods, establishing scientific evidence of safety for key ingredients. In addition, many of the ingredients being questioned by the agency have been used in Europe for years with no apparent health concerns. Therefore, if the agency needs scientific data to categorize sunscreen ingredients as safe, that data is available from non-animal tests and is more relevant than animal testing could provide! Requiring new animal tests simply does not make sense and would result in painful animal suffering. The FDA needs to recognize that Americans want safe AND cruelty-free sunscreens. To assure quality science and consumer confidence, the FDA needs to forge ahead with alternative methods and nix the animal tests. Tell the FDA that you don’t want animal testing in your sunscreen!
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