No, Chanel doesn't have certification of being cruelty-free from Peta. On Peta's website, it lists the companies that don't test on animals, and another of companies that do test on animals.

Part of the current problem is that FDA rules about what animal tests are actually required are unclear and lack a well-defined and transparent process for companies to propose alternatives.

Is your make-up socially responsible? Here's our pick of 14 cruelty-free cosmetics brands whose products are eco-friendly.

Britain banned animal testing for cosmetic purposes in 1998, and Body Shop, Lush and Superdrug guarantee their products and ingredients are "cruelty-free". A ban on the marketing of animal-tested ...

The UK government has lifted its ban which stopped animal testing for cosmetic products – and have been accused of being less than transparent about it all.

China's laws could potentially see more animal-tested cosmetic products going on sale in Britain yet a number of cosmetics firms want to expand there.