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  • 2015-03-31 (xsd:date)
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  • Has Animal Testing Resumed for Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder? (en)
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  • In March 2015, a rumor claiming that cosmetic companies Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder had resumed animal testing started circulating on social media sites, stemming from an article published by the Dog Files web site in 2012: While it's true that PETA includes Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder on its companies that do test on animals list, that categorization is not completely accurate. Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder do not use animal testing for the majority of their products, but they do make exceptions in countries where local laws mandate additional safety testing on animals be performed: Similar statements can be found on web sites for Estée Lauder and Mary Kay, as well as clarification on why these companies have chosen to continue selling their products in countries that require animal testing: It should also be noted that the laws requiring animal testing in countries such as Brazil and China have changed since PETA decided to boot Mary Kay, Avon, and Estée Lauder from its companies that do not test on animals list. For instance, in January 2014 Governor Geraldo Alckmin signed a bill that prohibited cosmetics testing on animals in Sao Paulo, Brazil. China has also decided to lift the animal testing requirement on ordinary cosmetics produced and sold in that country. Unfortunately, animal testing is still required in several locations around the world. Companies such as Avon, Mary Kay, and Estée Lauder continue to sell their products to these places. It is not wholly accurate to say, however, that these companies have resumed animal testing. (en)
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