Avon Products
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Avon Products vowed in 1989 that as a company located in the United States, it would no longer participate in animal testing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.avoncompany.com/corporate-responsibility/about-cr/positions-policies/animal-welfare/|title=Avon Products, Inc. & Consumer Safety: Commitment to Science...Respect for Animal Welfare|website=www.avoncompany.com|access-date=March 16, 2017}} Avon has since claimed to be working globally to introduce safer methods of testing cosmetics that do not require animals. These methods include ''[[in vitro]]'' testing, [[computer simulation]]s, and testing cosmetics on human volunteers. |
Avon Products vowed in 1989 that as a company located in the United States, it would no longer participate in animal testing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.avoncompany.com/corporate-responsibility/about-cr/positions-policies/animal-welfare/|title=Avon Products, Inc. & Consumer Safety: Commitment to Science...Respect for Animal Welfare|website=www.avoncompany.com|access-date=March 16, 2017}} Avon has since claimed to be working globally to introduce safer methods of testing cosmetics that do not require animals. These methods include ''[[in vitro]]'' testing, [[computer simulation]]s, and testing cosmetics on human volunteers. |
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Although Avon Products does not practice animal testing of its cosmetics that are sold in the United States, certain specialty products do require extensive testing in other countries. In China, specialty products that require degrees of animal testing include but are not limited to: sunscreen products, whitening/pigmentation products, and hair dye/perm or growth products. Despite laws that require animal testing in some countries, Avon chooses to distribute its products in those jurisdictions. Laws in various countries require companies to pay for animal testing through a commercial business in order to sell certain products in that country.{{Cite news|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/avon-tests-on-animals/|title=Urge Avon to Stop Paying for Cruel Tests on Animals in China|work=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US}} Because Avon is not globally animal-testing free, [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) has not included Avon Products on their cruelty-free list.{{Cite news|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/avon-mary-kay-estee-lauder-and-revlon-are-paying-for-tests-on-animals/|title=Avon, Mary Kay, Estée Lauder (and Subsidiary MAC Cosmetics), and Revlon Are Paying for Tests on Animals|work=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/living/beauty/search-cruelty-free-companies-products/|title=Search for Cruelty-Free Companies, Products, and More|date=June 9, 2010|website=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017}} |
Although Avon Products does not practice animal testing of its cosmetics that are sold in the United States, certain specialty products do require extensive testing in other countries. In China, specialty products that require degrees of animal testing include but are not limited to: sunscreen products, whitening/pigmentation products, and hair dye/perm or growth products. Despite laws that require animal testing in some countries, Avon chooses to distribute its products in those jurisdictions. Laws in various countries require companies to pay for animal testing through a commercial business in order to sell certain products in that country.{{Cite news|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/avon-tests-on-animals/|title=Urge Avon to Stop Paying for Cruel Tests on Animals in China|work=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US}} Because Avon Products is not globally animal-testing free, [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) has not included Avon Products on their cruelty-free list.{{Cite news|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/avon-mary-kay-estee-lauder-and-revlon-are-paying-for-tests-on-animals/|title=Avon, Mary Kay, Estée Lauder (and Subsidiary MAC Cosmetics), and Revlon Are Paying for Tests on Animals|work=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/living/beauty/search-cruelty-free-companies-products/|title=Search for Cruelty-Free Companies, Products, and More|date=June 9, 2010|website=PETA|access-date=March 16, 2017}} |
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In 2019, Avon Products ended all regulatory-required animal testing, making it the first global beauty company selling in China to stop all animal testing of ingredients and products across all its brands by developing new ways to deliver products that do not require animal testing, such as reformulating products.{{Cite web|url=https://www.avonworldwide.com/about-us/our-values/policies-positions/animal-welfare|title=Animal Welfare position {{!}} Avon|website=Avon Worldwide|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2020}} PETA has since announced that it has added Avon Products Inc. to their list of companies "Working for Regulatory Change".{{Cite web|url=https://www.avonworldwide.com/news/peta-recognizes-avons-change|title=PETA Recognizes Avon's Commitment to "Working for Regulatory Change"|website=Avon Worldwide|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2020}} |
In 2019, Avon Products ended all regulatory-required animal testing, making it the first global beauty company selling in China to stop all animal testing of ingredients and products across all its brands by developing new ways to deliver products that do not require animal testing, such as reformulating products.{{Cite web|url=https://www.avonworldwide.com/about-us/our-values/policies-positions/animal-welfare|title=Animal Welfare position {{!}} Avon|website=Avon Worldwide|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2020}} PETA has since announced that it has added Avon Products Inc. to their list of companies "Working for Regulatory Change".{{Cite web|url=https://www.avonworldwide.com/news/peta-recognizes-avons-change|title=PETA Recognizes Avon's Commitment to "Working for Regulatory Change"|website=Avon Worldwide|language=en|access-date=February 14, 2020}} |
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