The Law of Cosmetics: Regulation, Responsibility, Bioethics

On January 28, 2014, in the University of Rome III, a conference took place over two sessions on the Law and Cosmetics, focusing on Regulations, Responsibilities and Bioethics. As one of the speakers at the conference, Professor Francesca Rescigno of the University of Bologna has created the following chronicle of the conference (text in Italian). Cosmetics are an important industry which has seen no decline in recent years. But what is most interesting for readers here is how the author highlights that one of the EU prohibition on animal testing for cosmetics shows that ¨…Europe has demonstrated…that the time is now ripe for the recognition of animal subjectivity¨, a step which would lead away from the previous classification of animals as res (things) at the disposal of humans.El 28 de enero de 2014, se celebró en Roma (Università degli Studi Roma III) un congreso en dos sesiones, acerca del Derecho de los Cosméticos, centrado en los aspectos de regulación, responsabilidad y Bioética. La Profa. Rescigno participó en el mismo como ponente y publicamos la crónica detallada que ha escrito sobre el evento (texto en italiano). La industria cosmética reviste una gran importancia y no ha experimentado ningún retroceso en los últimos años. Lo más interesante para los lectores, es apreciar cómo la autora subraya que de la prohibición de la experimentación animal en la industria cosmética, recientemente aprobada por la UE, se extrae “…que Europa ha demostrado… que ahora es el momento oportuno para el reconocimiento de la subjetividad de los animales”, un paso que permitiría superar la anterior clasificación de los animales como res (cosas) a disposición de los seres humanosOn January 28, 2014, in the University of Rome III, a conference took place over two sessions on the Law and Cosmetics, focusing on Regulations, Responsibilities and Bioethics. As one of the speakers at the conference, Professor Francesca Rescigno of the University of Bologna has created the following chronicle of the conference (text in Italian). Cosmetics are an important industry which has seen no decline in recent years. But what is most interesting for readers here is how the author highlights that one of the EU prohibition on animal testing for cosmetics shows that ¨…Europe has demonstrated…that the time is now ripe for the recognition of animal subjectivity¨, a step which would lead away from the previous classification of animals as res (things) at the disposal of humans