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Use of animal test data
Who is this page for?
This content is for businesses in Australia planning to import or manufacture (introduce) a chemical for use as a cosmetic or an ingredient in a cosmetic product.
Australia's ban on the use of new animal test data for cosmetics
This ban applies when you are working out the AICIS category for a cosmetic introduction and applying for an AICIS assessment of a cosmetic ingredient. There are also restrictions on using new animal test data for chemicals with multiple uses that include cosmetics (for example, a chemical used as an ingredient in cosmetics and cleaning products).
There are some exceptions when you can use animal test data. These restrictions are set out in the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019 and described below.
New animal test data are any data obtained from tests conducted on a cephalopod or any live vertebrate animal (other than a human being) on or after 1 July 2020. For example, this includes data obtained from tests conducted on fish but does not include data obtained from tests on Daphnia. You can continue to use data obtained from tests conducted on animals prior to 1 July 2020.
Statistics on use of animal test data
Statistics on use of animal test data to categorise the introduction of industrial chemicals with use in cosmetics
We collect data from introducers and publish information on this page, as well as in the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's annual report.
This table summarises the occurrences where new animal test data has been used by introducers to determine the category of introduction or to support an application for assessment.
| Reporting period | Post-introduction declarations (Exempted category) | Pre-introduction declarations (Reported category) | Certificates issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/21 - 30/6/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/7/22 - 31/12/22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1/1/23 - 30/6/23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1/7/23 - 31/12/23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/1/24 - 30/6/24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1/7/24 - 31/12/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/1/25 - 30/6/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1/7/25 - 31/12/25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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