politics
May 8, 2026
Colombia Regulates Ban on Animal Testing for Cosmetics
Colombia advances in animal defense, as, in order to comply with Law 2047 of 2020, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection issued Resolution 0814 of 2026, by which the prohibition of animal testing for cosmetics is officially regulated.
TL;DR
- Colombia has regulated the prohibition of animal testing, importation, manufacturing, and commercialization of cosmetic products.
- Resolution 0814 of 2026 mandates compliance with Law 2047 of 2020.
- A mandatory declaration of conformity from the first party is required for cosmetic production, importation, and commercialization.
- This declaration certifies that neither the final product nor its ingredients have undergone animal testing.
- The declaration has the same validity as the Mandatory Sanitary Notification (NSO) and is mandatory for new NSO requests and renewals.
- Exceptions are made when ingredients require safety testing due to health or environmental risks and no validated alternatives exist, or if safety data was generated for a non-cosmetic purpose.