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Safety records are required, animal testing is not

Cosmetic manufacturers must hold records supporting adequate safety substantiation for their products, and animal testing is not required to market a cosmetic product in the United States.

The US asks for a defensible safety file, not a specific test method, so existing Korean or EU safety data can carry the load.

Exceptions and limits

Canada prohibits selling a cosmetic unless its safety can be established without relying on data derived from a test conducted on an animal that could cause pain, suffering or injury, and separately prohibits conducting such a test to meet a cosmetic safety requirement under Canadian law or that of a foreign state.

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Evidence

Tier Aregulation
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA)
A responsible person is required to ensure and maintain records supporting adequate safety substantiation of their cosmetic products. Manufacturers can use relevant safety data that is already available to support the safety of their products. Animal testing is not a requirement for marketing a cosmetic product.
Read 2026-08-04 · Public domain · page hash 8cc8da80f378

History

v1createdAugust 4, 2026
Initial entry from primary regulator text, read 2026-08-04.

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“Safety records are required, animal testing is not”, The Orbt Market Index 0.1.0, entry omr:us:mocra-safety-substantiation-without-animal-testing, retrieved September 9, 2026, https://tryorbt.com/markets/entry/us--mocra-safety-substantiation-without-animal-testing. Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22679129

Orbt, "Safety records are required, animal testing is not," Orbt Market Index, entry omr:us:mocra-safety-substantiation-without-animal-testing, verified August 4, 2026, https://tryorbt.com/markets/entry/us--mocra-safety-substantiation-without-animal-testing.

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