Is cosmetic animal testing banned in the United Kingdom?
Banned
The UK banned animal testing on cosmetics and ingredients in 1998.
The United Kingdom 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
- Isle of Man
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Ireland
- Banned Cosmetic animal testing is banned nationwide under EU regulations.
- Guernsey
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Jersey
- No ban No ban on testing cosmetics on animals.
- Netherlands
- Banned The Netherlands bans cosmetic animal testing and imports of tested products under EU law.
- Belgium
- Banned Belgium is subject to the EU ban on animal-tested cosmetics.
Other laws in United Kingdom
- Fur Farming
- Banned
- Dog Meat
- Slaughter/sale restricted
- Plastic Bag Bans
- Taxed / charged
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