animal testing on cosmetics query

[Guest guest]

Hi, I know this is slightly off topic but I am trying to find out if there is

a list of UK companies that do and do not test their cosmetics on animals. I

can only find US lists. I want to know if the John Frieda and Nivea ranges

do test on animals but I cannot find out - can anyone help?

 

Xtreme

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Not off-topic at all IMHO

 

PETA used to have a list here: http://www.peta.com/liv/ukguide.html,

but now they send it to you (its free).

 

The BUAV also have a guide - see www.buav.org.

 

You could also contact the manufacturers. I had a quick look at the

Nivea site - the parent company is Beiersdorf. There is a list of

frequently asked questions and when asked " Does Beiersdorf conduct

animal experiments? " the reply is " In line with the European and

national legislation Beiersdorf does not perform experiments on

animals in order to assess the safety and efficacy of cosmetic

ingredients or finished products. "

 

However, I would not be too hopeful about this - this is a very

narrow question and is the same way that Boots in the UK gets away

with animal testing - they subcontract, so strictly speaking

Beiersdorf does not conduct animal experiments, but they can still

get their contractors to test both the ingredients and the finished

products. You could ask them a more specific question (they have a

contact form on line).

 

Being a cynic, I would say that if they were really against animal

experiments, they would be displaying one of the Cruelty Free logos

that are available. And there are plenty of truly cruelty free

alternatives, that also use more natural ingredients.

 

John Frieda's website is not ready yet, but try asking:

customerservice

 

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Rob

 

vegan-network, XtremeX100@a... wrote:

> Hi, I know this is slightly off topic but I am trying to find out

if there is

> a list of UK companies that do and do not test their cosmetics on

animals. I

> can only find US lists. I want to know if the John Frieda and

Nivea ranges

> do test on animals but I cannot find out - can anyone help?

>

> Xtreme

>

>

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