Is cosmetic animal testing banned in Mexico?

Banned

Testing cosmetics on animals, and making, importing or selling cosmetics tested on animals, has been banned since October 2021.

Mexico is one of 38 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 16% of the 234 with data.

Source

Taken from
https://www.humaneworld.org/en/news/mexico-becomes-first-country-north-america-outlaw-animal-testing-cosmetics
Last checked
17 September 2026
How it was classified
Checked by hand against the source.

Nearby countries

Guatemala
Banned Guatemala banned cosmetic animal testing in 2017.
Belize
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
El Salvador
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Honduras
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
United States
Partial ban Cosmetic animal testing is banned in ten states but not federally.
Nicaragua
No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.

Other laws in Mexico

Fur Farming
Legal
Dog Meat
Banned
Plastic Bag Bans
Partial measures

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