17/08/2024
COLOMBIA’S ANIMAL TESTING BAN COMES INTO FORCE. When Law 2047 banning animal testing of cosmetics was passed in 2020, it carried a four-year implementation period. House Representative Juan Carlos Losada worked on the legislation with ADI and other national organizations and political parties.
During this time, ADI Colombia has continued to press the Government on the plan for implementation of the law, but no clear action plan has been set.
Rep. Losada filed a legal action to press the Government of Colombia to determine how the law will be implemented and enforced.
In addition to prohibiting the experimentation, importation, manufacture and marketing of cosmetic products tested on animals, the law supports development and implementation of alternative non-animal models and outlines development of government campaigns to publicize the cosmetics animal testing ban.
We will monitor and press for action by the departments and entities involved: the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation; the National Institute for the Surveillance of Medicines and Food (Invima); the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism; and the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies.
See comments to support our work to ensure this ban is enforced.
