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Advocates push bill to require alternatives to animal testing; AG warns enforcement duties need clearer assignment
Summary
SB 444 would require manufacturers to use non‑animal test methods when scientifically equivalent methods exist and would restrict sale of newly animal‑tested cosmetics; humane groups urged passage, agriculture and the attorney general flagged resource and enforcement issues.
Senate Bill 444 would require the use of available alternative test methods in place of new animal testing for certain household and industrial products and would restrict the sale of cosmetics subjected to newly conducted animal tests. Supporters from humane organizations argued modern alternatives can provide better human-relevance data and that a ban on…
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