Brussels, 12/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - The total ban on animal testing for cosmetic products and ingredients, which came into force in European Union on 11 March, is, by general consent, a great step forward for animal welfare (see EUROPE 10803). The rapporteur on the dossier, Dagmar Roth Behrendt (S&D, Germany), considers that this comes at an appropriate time but that it also contains a loophole. He regretted that member states will still be able to use data from animal tests carried out...