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Films That Raise Awareness. There is no simple solution to avoiding animal testing. Currently, most cosmetic products sold in Australia will contain ingredients that have been tested on animals in another country at some point in time.
As Australian law does not completely prevent animal-tested ingredients from being used in cosmetics, the Australian cosmetics industry has developed a voluntary code of practice to guide the industry on advertising claims relating to the animal testing status of cosmetic products. This includes testing by the company themselves or through contractors at any stage of product development, production or marketing.
The product must not contain ingredients tested on animals by or on behalf of the company after a fixed cut-off date. This means the company uses only established ingredients which need no further animal testing. The policy includes a commitment to take reasonable steps to achieve a reduction in, and eventual ending of, animal use in regulatory testing and product development.
Funding research into humane alternatives to animal testing is one way to help achieve this. Advances in technology have allowed for the development of sophisticated scanning machines and recording techniques that can be used to study human volunteers safely. They can help researchers understand the causes by comparing with healthy volunteers. An innovative technique called microdosing can also be used in volunteers to measure how very small doses of potential new drugs behave in the human body.
These microdoses are radio-labelled, injected into human volunteers and measured usually in blood samples using a very sensitive measuring device called an accelerator mass spectrometer.
Less high-tech studies for nutrition, drug addiction and pain can also be carried out on consenting humans in the interest of advancing medical science. These studies can help replace animal tests and come with the obvious advantage that people are able to explain how they are feeling.
The science relating to animal experiments can be extremely complicated and views often differ. What appears on this website represents Cruelty Free International expert opinion, based on a thorough assessment of the evidence.
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