Aussie products and P&G's yada-yada-ya

[Guest guest]

Here is the the email P & G sent me in regards

to why they removed the 'no animal testing'

symbol off the Aussie products:

 

Thank you for contacting us regarding

Aussie's use of animal testing.

We are glad to have the chance to share

the facts about our product safety testing

program with you.

 

P & G has consistently refrained from making

claims related to animal research on our products

and packaging, and in keeping with this policy,

we are phasing out that language from Aussie

packaging. This does not represent a change in

Aussie's research and manufacturing process,

but is simply a matter of making Aussie's labels

consistent with P & G policy.

 

We at P & G want to ultimately eliminate the need

for all animal testing of products and ingredients

for human use. We have already ended the use

of animals for evaluating the safety of all current

non-food, non-drug product formulations, except

where required by regulations OR WHEN THERE

IS NO ALTERNATIVE TEST AVAILABLE TO

ENSURE HUMAN SAFETY.

When evaluating the safety of foods, drugs, new

technologies and never-before-used ingredients,

we always look first to existing safety data and

then to alternatives. A minimal amount of

animal research is used only when we're unable

to verify safety any other way -- let us stress that

resorting to animal research is the exception

rather than the norm. We'd rather use alternatives;

not only is the use of animals avoided, but reliable

alternatives generally cost less and take less time.

 

We're committed to the ultimate elimination of

animal testing FOR PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR

HUMAN USE. In order to reach this goal, we're

doing a number of things. We've invested almost

$160 million in alternatives, making us an industry

leader. We're working with the FDA and respected

animal welfare groups, such as the Humane Society

of the United States, to work on reforming regulations

and validating alternative methods so that we can

reach our goal. These are just a couple of our efforts

in the area of alternatives. To learn more, we invite

you to visit our website:

http://www.pg.com/science/animal_alt.jhtml

 

For additional information about alternatives,

you might visit the following websites:

 

http://www.biorap.org(Biological Research for Animals & People)

http://altweb.jhsph.edu/(Alternatives to Animal Testing site)

http://www.hsus.org/(Humane Society of the United States site)

http://www.ampef.org/(Americans for Medical Progress Educational

Foundation)

 

We hope this explanation of our position will serve

to answer your inquiry and assure you of our

continuing attention to this matter.

The Consumer Affairs Team

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~ Yep, sure does. i guess i won't be buying any more

Aussie products so long as P & G owns them and they

will not put the bunny symbol back on the bottle.

 

~ pt ~

 

Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us

examine how happy they are who already possess it.

- Francois de la Rochefoucauld

[Guest guest]

Fine! Then a minimal amount of consumer product

purchasing will be deliberatly redirected, choosing

harm-free items, not contributing to their corporate

pockets. Mine!

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A minimal amount of animal research is used only when

we're unable to verify safety any other way -- let us

stress that resorting to animal research is the

exception rather than the norm.

 

 

" The cat did not respond. She did not believe in paraphrasing anybody. If

people pursued this same feline wisdom, there'd be a lot fewer

misunderstandings. "

From Kinky Friedman's

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch