Washington Revised Code Title 69. Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons § 69.05.030. Sales of cosmetics tested on animals--Exception to prohibition (Effective January 1, 2025)

(a) There is documented evidence of the noncosmetic intent of the test; and

(b) There is a history of use of the ingredient outside of cosmetics at least 12 months before the reliance; or

(a) There is no nonanimal alternative method or strategy recognized by any federal or state agency or the organization for economic cooperation and development for the relevant safety endpoints for the cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent;

(b) The cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent poses a risk of causing a specific human health problem that is substantiated and the need to conduct cosmetic animal testing is justified and supported by a detailed research protocol proposed as the basis for the evaluation of the cosmetics ingredient or nonfunctional constituent; and

(c) That the cosmetic ingredient or nonfunctional constituent is in wide use and, in the case of a cosmetic ingredient, cannot be replaced by another cosmetic ingredient capable of performing a similar function.