Three Major Cosmetic Companies Reinstate Animal Testing
Check out most cosmetics and somewhere on the label it will state that the company does not test on animals. There was a time when almost every cosmetic company conducted . Consumers now take it for granted that the cosmetics they purchase are cruelty free. Unfortunately, that is not the case when it comes to Avon, Mary Kay and Estee Lauder. PETA announced last week that Avon, Mary Kay and Estee Lauder have been conducting tests on animals at the request of the Chinese government so they can market their products in China. The Chinese government requires cosmetic companies to conduct skin and eye irritation tests on certain products. The companies didn’t notify customers about the change. PETA downgraded the three companies to their “do test” list.
For years, the companies have been on PETA’s list of cosmetic companies that don’t test on animals. Avon banned animal testing in 1989 after PETA’s “Avon Killing” campaign, a play on the company’s Avon Calling brand. Mary Kay eliminated animal testing the same year after the cartoonist Berkeley Breathed mocked the company in his Bloom County comic strip in a series called “Night of the Mary Kay Commandos.” Estee Lauder stopped animal testing the following year.
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