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Tell the FDA: Don't Mandate Animal Testing for Sunscreen

Tell the FDA: Don’t Mandate Animal Testing for Sunscreen

Humane Cosmetics The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering requiring companies to conduct new animal tests for several ingredients used in sunscreen. This new testing requirement would subject thousands of rats and mice to research every year to prove the safety of ingredients that have already been used by humans for decades.

Because the ingredients the FDA wants tested have already been used by potentially millions of consumers, there is already an immense amount of human health data, data from past animal tests, and data from non-animal test methods available. Rather than mandate new animal testing, the FDA should adhere to its own commitment to reduce animal testing by reviewing the existing data—especially data from human use—to determine ingredient safety.

This rule change could also drive harmful effects beyond the unnecessary animal cruelty involved in the required safety testing. Companies that are already producing cruelty-free products would be forced to either test on animals or be limited to using just two approved ingredients in their sunscreen products. Consumers could see many of their favorite sunscreens removed from the market, and cruelty-free consumers may choose not to use sunscreen altogether, raising their risk of skin cancer.

The FDA’s proposal to require new animal testing on previously approved ingredients would harm animals, companies, and consumers. Join us in asking the FDA not to move forward with this proposed change.

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Please contact FDA Commissioner Robert Califf and ask him to cancel plans to require new animal tests for sunscreen.
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Please don't require animal testing for sunscreen!

Dear [Decision Maker],

I am writing to ask that the FDA not move forward with a plan that would require companies to conduct new animal tests for sunscreen ingredients. This move would subject thousands of mice and rats to testing, despite these ingredients having been safely used by humans for decades. This unnecessary use of animals is ethically questionable and contradicts the FDA's commitment to reduce animal testing.

Ample data already exists on the safety of sunscreen ingredients. Millions of consumers have already used them, and there is a wealth of human health data, past animal testing data, and non-animal testing data that can provide the insights and safety information the FDA seeks. Rather than mandate new animal testing, the FDA should leverage this existing data to uphold its commitment to minimizing animal testing.

The ramifications of this proposed change extend beyond ethical concerns. Companies that have proudly adopted cruelty-free practices would be forced to compromise their principles or limit their sunscreen ingredient options, potentially harming their reputations and consumer trust. Moreover, beloved sunscreens may be removed from the market, and consumers, particularly those committed to cruelty-free choices, might be compelled to forego sunscreen altogether, increasing their risk of skin cancer.

It is a lose-lose-lose situation when a federal agency proposal would harm animals, companies, and consumers. Please do not go through with the proposed rule to require animal testing of sunscreen ingredients.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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