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Is animal testing for makeup illegal in South Korea?

Partly. Animal testing for makeup is restricted in South Korea. A sale ban since 2017, with wide exemptions such as exports.

Cosmetics Act art 15-2 (in force 4 Feb 2017): bans distributing or selling cosmetics made with animal-tested ingredients, but with broad MFDS exemptions incl. preservatives/colourants/UV filters, no validated alternative, and tests required by an importing country such as China (KLRI law index; ChemLinked; In-Cosmetics).

Source: Korea Cosmetics Act 15-2

• South Korea is one of 40 countries where animal testing for makeup is banned, and 6 more restrict it.
• Its neighbours: banned in 0 of 1.
• In Asia: banned in 4 of 46 countries.

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