{"id":2407539,"date":"2025-02-27T14:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-urged-to-halt-biden-era-animal-testing-on-cosmetics-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T14:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:54:50","slug":"rfk-jr-urged-to-halt-biden-era-animal-testing-on-cosmetics-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-urged-to-halt-biden-era-animal-testing-on-cosmetics-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. urged to halt Biden-era animal testing on cosmetics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-urged-to-halt-biden-era-animal-testing-on-cosmetics-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2407539&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert \u2064F.\u2064 Kennedy Jr. is being urged to put\u2062 a stop to new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations that mandate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-abortion-academia-industrial-complex-that-youve-probably-never-heard-of\/\" title=\"Inside The Abortion-Academia Industrial Complex That You\u2019ve Probably Never Heard Of\">animal testing<\/a> for certain cosmetics and sunscreens. Animal rights advocates, including PETA, argue that this practice is outdated\u200c and inhumane.The\u2064 testing requirements were previously criticized by Senator Cory\u2064 Booker and are aimed at assessing the safety of chemicals absorbed through the \u200bskin from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-sunscreen-does-not-cause-skin-cancer\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Sunscreen Does Not Cause Skin Cancer\">sunscreen products<\/a>. PETA has announced\u2063 plans to exclude affected sunscreens from its list \u2064of \u2063animal-friendly products.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, who \u200coversees\u2064 the FDA as Secretary of Health and \u2063Human Services, has \u2063previously indicated opposition to animal testing for cosmetics. Advocates for the change believe that eliminating these testing requirements would not only\u2062 align with modern\u200c scientific practices but also save costs linked\u200c to regulatory burdens. PETA emphasized the need for the incoming\u200c FDA commissioner to\u200b reverse these \u2062requirements set by the Biden administration. the organization is hopeful that Kennedy will\u2062 prioritize humane testing methods during his\u2064 tenure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr. urged to halt Biden-era animal testing on cosmetics<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1960444\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/beautymatter.com\/articles\/us-fda-new-sunscreen-requirements-mandate-animal-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> is being urged to halt a set of Food and Drug Administration rules requiring that some cosmetics and sunscreens be <a href=\"https:\/\/beautymatter.com\/articles\/us-fda-new-sunscreen-requirements-mandate-animal-testing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tested on animals,<\/a> considered an outdated and harmful practice by animal advocates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Initially decried by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) at the end of the Biden administration and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/69570\/action\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">now PETA<\/a> President Ingrid Newkirk, the tests were called for in legislation aimed at investigating any harm caused by chemicals in sunscreens absorbed in the skin.<\/p>\n<p>The plan before the FDA is to conduct animal testing, which has fallen out of favor in recent years thanks to campaigns pushed by PETA and others to use scientifically proven alternative methods.<\/p>\n<p>Today, PETA said it would remove sunscreen from its products considered animal-friendly. Those are on its <a href=\"https:\/\/crueltyfree.peta.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Beauty Without Bunnies<\/a> list, a guide for consumers seeking out products not tested on rabbits, mice or other animals.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, who <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">oversees the FDA as Secretary of Health and Human Services, has<\/span> ruled out animal testing for cosmetics on at least one campaign questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>Newkirk said that keeping sunscreen testing animal-free would also be a cost saver, an issue the Trump administration is focused on with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Department-of-Government-Efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> project headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;RFK Jr. and the prospective FDA commissioner have both spoken and written extensively about the wastefulness of the FDA&rsquo;s bureaucracy. The sunscreen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-extends-dorm-lockdown-bans-solitary-outdoor-exercise-for-students\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley Extends Dorm Lockdown; Bans Solitary Outdoor Exercise For Students\">testing requirement<\/a> is exactly the kind of burdensome regulatory bureaucracy that both of those people need, and want, to eliminate,&rdquo; said Newkirk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given Kennedy&rsquo;s willingness to challenge entrenched orthodoxies in science, we are hopeful that, as head of HHS, he will prioritize advancing modern, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">human-relevant research methodologies<\/a> over outdated and ineffective animal testing. If RFK Jr. gets his hatchet out, he would do us all a favor in cutting this test plan,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>PETA United Kingdom Science Advisor Jeffrey Brown, also called for killing the testing plan that moved forward under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;PETA calls on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-supersized-irs-will-spread-out-more-audits-for-white-people-incoming-commissioner-promises\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Supersized IRS Will Spread Out More Audits For White People, Incoming Commissioner Promises\">incoming commissioner<\/a> to change the course set by the previous administration,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Brown also told <em>Secrets<\/em>, &ldquo;It would be a surprise if RFK Jr. or the incoming FDA commissioner doesn&rsquo;t catch hell from the sunscreen companies in the U.S., which are going to have to spend tens of millions on this testing requirement that is not sought anywhere else in the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump has selected surgeon and bestselling author Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org\/provider\/martin-a-makary\/2701414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Martin &ldquo;Marty&rdquo; Makary<\/a> to head the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>The accomplished Johns Hopkins surgeon is expected to have his confirmation hearings in early March, and PETA hopes to win his commitment to stop animal testing plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1960444\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1960444\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RFK Jr. urged to end animal testing for cosmetics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2407540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PETA-Kennedy-Tests-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47195,32502,17046,32458],"class_list":["post-2407539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-animal-testing","tag-biden-administration","tag-cosmetics","tag-rfk-jr"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/PETA-Kennedy-Tests-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2407539"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2407543,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2407539\/revisions\/2407543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2407540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2407539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2407539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2407539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}