MARYLAND’S CRUELTY-FREE COSMETICS LAW GOES INTO EFFECT IN 2022
Posted on
January 13, 2022 by
The VRG Blog Editor
This bill was passed in May of 2021:
“EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022, A MANUFACTURER MAY NOT SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE STATE A COSMETIC IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT OR ANY INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT OF THE FINAL PRODUCT WAS DEVELOPED OR MANUFACTURED USING ANIMAL TESTING THAT WAS CONDUCTED OR CONTRACTED BY OR FOR THE MANUFACTURER OR ANY ENTITY THAT SUPPLIES, DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A THIRD PARTY, ANY INGREDIENT USED BY A MANUFACTURER IN THE FORMULATION OF A COSMETIC ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022”
For more information, see: https://legiscan.com/MD/text/SB282/2021
