S-21414264-65-66-67Elizabeth II2015-2016-2017-2018An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics)Cruelty-Free Cosmetics ActAn Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (cruelty-free cosmetics)20186
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4211515SUMMARYThis enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to prohibit cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing. It also provides that no evidence derived from animal testing may be used to establish the safety of a cosmetic.Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short TitleShort titleThis Act may be cited as the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act.R.S., ch. F-27Food and Drugs ActSection 2 of the Food and Drugs Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:animal testingessai sur des animauxanimal testing means the topical application or internal administration of any substance to a live non-human vertebrate to evaluate its safety or efficacy.cosmetic animal testingessai de cosmétiques sur des animauxcosmetic animal testing means the topical application or internal administration of any cosmetic or ingredient of any cosmetic to a live non-human vertebrate to evaluate its safety or efficacy for the purpose of developing or manufacturing a cosmetic.Section 16 of the Act is amended by striking out “or” at the end of paragraph (b), by adding “or” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):was developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing conducted more than four years after the day on which this paragraph comes into force.The Act is amended by adding the following after section 16:ProhibitionNo person shall conduct or cause cosmetic animal testing to be conducted in Canada.The Act is amended by adding the following after section 18:EvidenceNo evidence derived from animal testing conducted more than four years after the day on which this section comes into force may be submitted or used to establish the safety of a cosmetic or an ingredient of a cosmetic under this Act or the regulations.DerogationParagraph 16(d) and sections 16.1 and 18.1 do not apply to animal testing authorized by the Minister, in prescribed form and manner, when there is no alternative method to evaluate substantiated specific human health problems associated with a cosmetic or ingredient of a cosmetic that is in wide use and cannot be replaced by another cosmetic or ingredient of a cosmetic capable of performing a similar function.Public consultationsThe Minister shall, after having given notice in the prescribed form and manner, conduct public consultations before issuing an authorization under subsection (1).DrugsThe Governor in Council may designate, by regulation, a drug that is to be treated as a cosmetic for the purposes of paragraph 16(d) and sections 16.1, 18.1 and 18.2.