Response to Government cosmetic surgery plan
New restrictions on injectable anti-wrinkle treatments do not go far enoughFRAME (Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments) is concerned that the latest rulings over cosmetic surgery do not address the way substances such as Botox, and other injectable wrinkle treatments, are tested. Every batch of the poison used for these treatments has to be tested on animals to establish its strength. Each year, thousands of mice die a slow and painful death, just so that humans can have smooth faces. The substance used is a toxin produced by a bacterium called Clostridium