I the wake of a slew of product quality issues,  10 locally made Chinese cosmetic products have now been "blacklisted by Chinese authorities

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We can also report an unrelated but relevant story about a European plan to end animal testing in 2009. which is forcing global cosmetics firms to find new tools

The delicate hybrids thriving in the balmy climate of southern France's historic perfume region include sweet jasmine, May roses - and fresh layers of artificial human tissue.

In a land where the making of fragrances dates back to the Renaissance, scientists in Provence are working feverishly to develop biotechnological tools to test cosmetics with new alternatives before a European Union ban on animal testing comes into effect in March 2009.