Is cosmetic animal testing banned in New Zealand?
Banned
New Zealand banned animal testing for cosmetics in 2015.
New Zealand is one of 38 countries classified “Banned” for cosmetic animal testing — 16% of the 234 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Testing cosmetics on animals
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Norfolk Island
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- New Caledonia
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Tonga
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Fiji
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Vanuatu
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Niue
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
Other laws in New Zealand
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Banned
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