(UK) Co-op’s cruelty-free stance sets standard

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Co-operative News

July 05 2004

The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer to be awarded

the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection's (BUAV) new

cruelty-free standard for household products.

 

The BUAV's new Humane Household Products Standard is the world's only

reliable and international standard for household products that are

not tested on animals.

 

The Co-op has one of the most stringent policies on animal testing of

any retailer and guarantees that none of its own-label household

products or ingredients have been tested on animals by the Co-op or

its suppliers since 1997.

 

Co-op cosmetics and toiletry products already carry the BUAV Humane

Cosmetics Standard " bunny " logo and the Co-op, which was one of the

first to commit to the independent cruelty-free criteria, is

prominent in its backing of National Cruelty-Free Week (Monday 5th

July to Sunday 11th July) as part of this commitment.

 

 

 

full story:

http://www.thenews.coop/details.php?id=441

 

 

 

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