Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 WOW! Thanks for the impressive reply Angie! I've been meaning to ask that question for a while now, I'm glad I finally did. Thanks for your advice and wealth of knowledge! Jane - " Angie Wright " <angiewright Sunday, August 05, 2001 11:47 PM Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > Companies that are the most ethical will say on their products " product > and ingredients not tested by us or our suppliers since 1992 " > If nothing is said --- they test > If it's a well known company --they probably test or someone does it for > them > If they say --against animal testing ---that means nothing as they are not > saying they don't do it > If they say -product not tested -that means the ingredients might be > Assume they are guilty until they make it really clear > CO-OP and some small ethical companies that supply health stores are OK as > long as the wording is like I wrote at the start > > The 5-year rolling plan I see as a con trick It means that a substance > that was tested on animals in 1995and1996 will be used in the products > Anything tested in 1997 will not be used yet But it could well be in the > year 2002 All they are doing is waiting a few years .Animals have still > been used > the body shop used to use the 5 yr rolling plan and even tho' they say they > have stopped it now I don't trust them they should never have used that > system while pretending they were cruelty -free so I still won't use their > products > Beauty without cruelty was famous for being the 1st [probably] company to > produce cruelty -free cosmetics and they were all vegan I believe the new > owners are lying to the public because they have not said they are now using > the 5 year rolling plan NOR is it possible to get an address to write to > at the health store I've asked many times. > Angie > > > > - > " Jane Cuming " <jane.cuming > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 4:39 PM > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > What does the five year rolling plan mean? I still have some Body Shop > > products, and I have some Tesco toiletries which say that neither the > > product nor the ingredients were tested on animals. Can anyone explain > this > > to me please? Thanks everso much! > > > > p.s. I hope some of you checked out the www.helpthedogs.org link that I > > gave on Friday. > > > > Jane > > > > > > - > > " Heartwork " <Heartwork > > > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 3:44 PM > > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > > > > Angie > > > > > > > I never used Body shop once i found that they used the 5 year rolling > > plan > > > > Beauty without cruelty has been taken over and I've heard that they > now > > do > > > > this also Luckily I bought up old stock during the change I haven't > > been > > > > able to confirm this tho' Many people will still be using it because > of > > > the > > > > name Does anyone Know ???? > > > > > > Beauty Without Cruelty is on a five-year rolling plan. I remember > reading > > > it in either the Vegan or the Vegetarian magazine. > > > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Angie A someof them say 'ingredients and product not tested on animals since 1976'. Jo > Companies that are the most ethical will say on their products " product > and ingredients not tested by us or our suppliers since 1992 " > If nothing is said --- they test > If it's a well known company --they probably test or someone does it for > them > If they say --against animal testing ---that means nothing as they are not > saying they don't do it > If they say -product not tested -that means the ingredients might be > Assume they are guilty until they make it really clear > CO-OP and some small ethical companies that supply health stores are OK as > long as the wording is like I wrote at the start > > The 5-year rolling plan I see as a con trick It means that a substance > that was tested on animals in 1995and1996 will be used in the products > Anything tested in 1997 will not be used yet But it could well be in the > year 2002 All they are doing is waiting a few years .Animals have still > been used > the body shop used to use the 5 yr rolling plan and even tho' they say they > have stopped it now I don't trust them they should never have used that > system while pretending they were cruelty -free so I still won't use their > products > Beauty without cruelty was famous for being the 1st [probably] company to > produce cruelty -free cosmetics and they were all vegan I believe the new > owners are lying to the public because they have not said they are now using > the 5 year rolling plan NOR is it possible to get an address to write to > at the health store I've asked many times. > Angie > > > > - > " Jane Cuming " <jane.cuming > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 4:39 PM > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > What does the five year rolling plan mean? I still have some Body Shop > > products, and I have some Tesco toiletries which say that neither the > > product nor the ingredients were tested on animals. Can anyone explain > this > > to me please? Thanks everso much! > > > > p.s. I hope some of you checked out the www.helpthedogs.org link that I > > gave on Friday. > > > > Jane > > > > > > - > > " Heartwork " <Heartwork > > > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 3:44 PM > > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > > > > Angie > > > > > > > I never used Body shop once i found that they used the 5 year rolling > > plan > > > > Beauty without cruelty has been taken over and I've heard that they > now > > do > > > > this also Luckily I bought up old stock during the change I haven't > > been > > > > able to confirm this tho' Many people will still be using it because > of > > > the > > > > name Does anyone Know ???? > > > > > > Beauty Without Cruelty is on a five-year rolling plan. I remember > reading > > > it in either the Vegan or the Vegetarian magazine. > > > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2001 Report Share Posted August 7, 2001 Probably ,I just used that date to explain the 5 yr rolling plan Angie - " Heartwork " <Heartwork Tuesday, August 07, 2001 6:33 PM Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > Angie > > A someof them say 'ingredients and product not tested on animals since > 1976'. > > Jo > > > > Companies that are the most ethical will say on their products " product > > and ingredients not tested by us or our suppliers since 1992 " > > If nothing is said --- they test > > If it's a well known company --they probably test or someone does it for > > them > > If they say --against animal testing ---that means nothing as they are > not > > saying they don't do it > > If they say -product not tested -that means the ingredients might be > > Assume they are guilty until they make it really clear > > CO-OP and some small ethical companies that supply health stores are OK > as > > long as the wording is like I wrote at the start > > > > The 5-year rolling plan I see as a con trick It means that a substance > > that was tested on animals in 1995and1996 will be used in the products > > Anything tested in 1997 will not be used yet But it could well be in the > > year 2002 All they are doing is waiting a few years .Animals have still > > been used > > the body shop used to use the 5 yr rolling plan and even tho' they say > they > > have stopped it now I don't trust them they should never have used that > > system while pretending they were cruelty -free so I still won't use their > > products > > Beauty without cruelty was famous for being the 1st [probably] company to > > produce cruelty -free cosmetics and they were all vegan I believe the new > > owners are lying to the public because they have not said they are now > using > > the 5 year rolling plan NOR is it possible to get an address to write to > > at the health store I've asked many times. > > Angie > > > > > > > > - > > " Jane Cuming " <jane.cuming > > > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 4:39 PM > > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > > > > What does the five year rolling plan mean? I still have some Body Shop > > > products, and I have some Tesco toiletries which say that neither the > > > product nor the ingredients were tested on animals. Can anyone explain > > this > > > to me please? Thanks everso much! > > > > > > p.s. I hope some of you checked out the www.helpthedogs.org link that I > > > gave on Friday. > > > > > > Jane > > > > > > > > > - > > > " Heartwork " <Heartwork > > > > > > Sunday, August 05, 2001 3:44 PM > > > Re: Do vivisectors deserve all they get? Discuss. > > > > > > > > > > Angie > > > > > > > > > I never used Body shop once i found that they used the 5 year > rolling > > > plan > > > > > Beauty without cruelty has been taken over and I've heard that they > > now > > > do > > > > > this also Luckily I bought up old stock during the change I > haven't > > > been > > > > > able to confirm this tho' Many people will still be using it because > > of > > > > the > > > > > name Does anyone Know ???? > > > > > > > > Beauty Without Cruelty is on a five-year rolling plan. I remember > > reading > > > > it in either the Vegan or the Vegetarian magazine. > > > > > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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