High court rejects claim UK government ‘secretly’ ditched animal testing ban

Cruelty Free International loses legal challenge against Home Office over cosmetics regulations

An animal welfare organisation has lost a high court challenge over allegations the government “secretly” abandoned a historic ban on testing cosmetic product ingredients on animals.

Cruelty Free International (CFI) brought legal action against the Home Office, accusing it of leaving the public “in blissful ignorance” that the department’s longstanding policy apparently changed after February 2019.