{"id":2510284,"date":"2025-11-13T16:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-joins-peta-push-to-end-sunscreen-testing-on-animals\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:20:01","slug":"congress-joins-peta-push-to-end-sunscreen-testing-on-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-joins-peta-push-to-end-sunscreen-testing-on-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress joins PETA push to end sunscreen testing on animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcongress-joins-peta-push-to-end-sunscreen-testing-on-animals%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=2510284&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>Congress has taken a significant step influenced by PETA to end animal testing for sunscreens. Included in the recent Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, is a provision requiring the FDA to accept non-animal testing methods for sunscreen ingredients within a year. This move aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >replace outdated adn harmful animal tests<\/a>, which can cause severe suffering to animals like rabbits. PETA praised lawmakers for promoting innovative, humane, and scientifically advanced testing alternatives that safeguard human health without animal cruelty.Despite the availability of some cruelty-free sunscreens, many still rely on animal testing, making this legislative change crucial. Key lawmakers from both parties supported this effort, highlighting its bipartisan nature and commitment to ethical science.  <\/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\">Congress joins PETA push to end sunscreen testing on animals<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2169100\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>PETA scored a big win this week when Congress finally <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3885375\/watch-live-trump-signs-government-funding-bill-shutdown\/\">voted to end<\/a> the 42-day government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Deep down in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3885456\/trump-bill-signing-government-shutdown\/\">Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026<\/a>, was a provision pushed by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/living\/personal-care-fashion\/cruelty-free-vegan-reef-safe-sunscreen\/\">People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals<\/a> to end sunscreen testing on animals, which can cause scarring and vision issues in bunnies and other test targets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3886121\/trump-shifts-on-economy-to-we-feel-your-pain\/\">Trump shifts on economy to &lsquo;We feel your pain&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3884178\/voters-want-trump-focused-on-domestic-not-foreign-issues\/\">Voters want Trump focused on domestic, not foreign issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3883311\/maga-land-troubles-growing-for-trump-and-gop\/\">MAGA-land troubles growing for Trump and GOP<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On page <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/119\/bills\/hr5371\/BILLS-119hr5371enr.pdf\">149 of the 161<\/a>-page bill was a congressional demand that the Food and Drug Administration accept non-animal cancer testing methods for sunscreen active ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>Within a year, the legislation said that the FDA must issue guidance on how nonclinical testing alternatives to animal testing should be used &ldquo;to meet safety and efficacy standards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>PETA scientist Jeffrey Brown told Washington Secrets<em>,<\/em> &ldquo;Congress has made it clear that it expects the FDA to find ways to accelerate the use of non-animal tests to give consumers confidence that the sunscreens they use are safe. This highlights an opportunity for FDA to engage with the many companies that are interested in using more innovative and human-relevant non-animal testing methods. PETA thanks these lawmakers for their leadership on sunscreen testing and commitment to good science, human health, and animal protection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While there are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/official.peta\/posts\/you-deserve-sunscreen-that-protects-you-not-one-that-harms-animals-but-the-us-fo\/1269815621471404\/\">several sunscreens<\/a> on the market that do not use animal testing, there remain several others that do.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sustainable Shoppers, Beware: #CrueltyFree Sunscreen Is in Danger! | PETA\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2qgm4U5s4Hs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>PETA has led the fight by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s Abortion Record\">animal rights activists<\/a> to shift to testing that doesn&rsquo;t require animals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have sent multiple letters to the agency, urging it to act swiftly by collaborating with sunscreen manufacturers and other scientific experts who have spent decades developing reliable cell- and computer-based test methods to assess sunscreen safety. The FDA must fulfill its responsibility to use the best, most human-relevant science to protect the public, rather than insisting that companies conduct decades-old animal tests that have been shown not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-eviction-moratorium-likely-unlawful-and-will-almost-certainly-be-challenged-in-court-legal-experts-say\/\" title=\"Biden Eviction Moratorium \u2018Likely Unlawful\u2019 And Will \u2018Almost Certainly\u2019 Be Challenged In Court, Legal Experts Say\">protect human health<\/a>,&rdquo; said Brown.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement, he called out a handful of lawmakers who helped include the language in the spending bill. They were Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), and Reps. John Joyce (R-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), David Joyce (R-OH), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Eric Swalwell (D-CA), and John James (R-MI).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Congress backs PETA to stop animal testing for sunscreens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2510287,"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\/11\/AP25317132554713.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34261,4402,38362,22812,67052],"class_list":["post-2510284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-animal-rights","tag-congress","tag-legislative-action","tag-peta","tag-sunscreen-testing"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25317132554713.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510284","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=2510284"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510292,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2510284\/revisions\/2510292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2510287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2510284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2510284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2510284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}