On May 20, 5:35 am, TONY-GAL <from_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> UK Citizens in alt.animals
>
> The Humane Household Product Standard (HHPS) enables consumers to
> easily identify products that have not been tested on animals. It was
> launched in 2003 and is the only standard internationally recognised.
> The HHPS applies to all household products such as wa****ng-up liquid,
> laundry detergent and air fresheners. Many consumers are unaware that
> household products are tested on animals.
>
> Marks & Spencer is now included in the Humane Household Products
> Standard. They gained approval for the Humane Cosmetics Standard in
> April 2007. Other Companies which are approved under the Humane
> Household Products Standard include Astonish, the Co-op, the Bio-D
> Company Limited and Earth Friendly Products.
>
> To be approved household product manufacturers must prove that they:
> * Do not conduct or commission animal tests
> * Do not buy animal tested ingredients by imposing a verifiable fixed-
> cut off date (FCOD)
> * Ensure that their FCOD is observed throughout their entire supply-
> chain and be open for independent inspection
>
> For more information on the HHPS and how companies can join
visithttp://www.gocrueltyfree.org/
>
> Directive 86/609 is the name of the current European Legislation that
> provides for the protection of laboratory animals in research. It is
> now being reviewed to reflect advancements in science and technology.
> The new version should improve the controls on the use of laboratory
> animals in Europe, set minimum standards for housing and care and for
> the training of personnel supervising the experiments. It should also
> reduce the number of animals used by encouraging the use of
> alternative techniques.
>
> The reviewed Directive should be implemented by each member state with
> new national legislation. This is an ideal op****tunity to make a
> commitment to alternative testing by replacing the animal testing of
> Household products with validated alternatives.
>
> In the UK there is a government policy ban on the use of animals to
> test the safety of cosmetic products and their ingredients. Many of
> the factors that justified a cosmetics testing ban apply to household
> products. There exists an Early Day Motion (EDM 1215) that calls on
> the UK Government to introduce a similar ban for household products.
> Around 200 MPs are needed to sign up for this to be effective.
>
> If you want your MP to sign this EDM go tohttp://www.writetothem.com/
>
> The RSPCA have a petition, "Take Action", which calls on the British
> government to end the use of animals in experiments by replacing them
> with more scientific alternatives. To sign this petition
visithttp://www.rspca.org.uk/
> (Select campaigns then Animals in Research)
>
> It is in all our interest that Animal Testing is replaced with
> Alternatives based on Human Biology not Animals.
>
> Thank You
>
> Tony , London, England
Very good post with great information. Thank You, have signed petition
as well.
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