Vegan Labelling & Animal Testing?

[jessvegan.fta]

How can a product be "vegan" while still testing on animals?

I just found out that certain products, such as makeup can be considered vegan even if they are not cruelty free! How does that even make sense?! I hate that these labels are so misleading...

 

[shyvas]

I just found out that certain products, such as makeup can be considered vegan even if they are not cruelty free!

A product that is vegan and a cruelty free one are two different things. 'Vegan' refers to a product whilst 'Cruelty Free' refers to testing practises.

Myth

IF A PRODUCT SAYS "CRUELTY-FREE" OR HAS A BUNNY ON IT, THAT MEANS IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED ON ANIMALS.

Fact

The reality is, there currently is no regulation over the term 'cruelty-free'. Claims such as "cruelty-free" or "not tested on animals," or even the simple image of a bunny on a label may only refer to the finished product, when in fact, nearly all animal testing occurs at the ingredient level. Furthermore, while a company may claim, "We do not test on animals," it could still contract other companies to do the testing. The only way to be 100% certain a company is cruelty-free is to buy products from companies that have been certified by the Leaping Bunny Program, which requires that no new animal testing be used in any phase of product development by the company, its laboratories, or ingredient suppliers.

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