Unilever supports EU roadmap to phase out animal testing
UL•Unilever supported the European Commission’s 2026 roadmap to phase out animal testing and described work on non-animal safety assessment methods. More than 20 major brands have independent certification confirming their products and ingredients are not tested on animals worldwide.
1. Alternative testing work
Unilever supported the European Commission’s 2026 roadmap through its leadership of a European alternative-testing partnership. Work with US government experts and the OECD established a globally accepted statistical model for skin allergy assessments without animal data. The company said regulatory acceptance remains the main barrier to wider adoption of non-animal methods and AI.
