UK - The testing of Household Products and the HHPS

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Many ethical companies have international status by belonging to the

Humane Household Product Standard. This standard signifies that none

of their finished products and none of the individual ingredients

they contain have been tested on animals by that company or its

suppliers.

 

To be accepted to the Standard manufacturers must guarantee that they

* Do not conduct animal tests or pay for others to do so

* Buy no ingredients animal tested after a fixed-cut off date (FCOD)

* Monitor their supply-chain to ensure the FCOD is adhered to and

provide independent proof

 

Companies currently approved by the Humane Household Products

Standard include the Good Home Company, Heather's Natural & Organic

Cleaning Products, the Co-op, Orange Mate and Solutions Environmental

Systems Ltd.

 

For more information on the HHPS and how companies can join visit

http://www.gocrueltyfree.org/

 

Directive 86/609 is the current European Legislation that covers the

protection of laboratory animals in experiments. It is now being

rewritten with its replacement expected in the near future. The aim

of the review is increased control over the use of animals in

European laboratories, to set new standards for their housing and

care and to monitor the training of scientists supervising the

experiments. It should also reduce the number of animals in

experiments by forwarding the introduction of alternative techniques.

 

New national legislation for each member state should follow as a

result of the reviewed directive. The UK government can use this

review as an opportunity to make alternative testing a priority. One

way would be to replace the animal testing of chemicals in Household

products with validated non-animal alternatives.

 

In the UK there is a government policy prohibition on testing of

cosmetic products and their ingredients on animals. Much of the

criteria that merited this cosmetics testing prohibition can be

applied to household products. An Early Day Motion (EDM 1215) asks

the UK Government to follow the example of the Cosmetics testing

prohibition and action a similar ban for household products.

 

If you would like your MP to sign this EDM visit

http://www.writetothem.com/

 

The " Take Action " petition started by the RSPCA calls on the British

government to prove their intention to replace animal experiments

with modern non-animal alternatives.

 

You can sign this petition at http://www.rspca.org.uk

(Select campaigns then Animals in Research)

 

Alternative Testing and Research is Medical Progress and can save

lives.

 

Thank You

 

Tony Gallett