New York requires the use of alternatives for product testing
July 11, 2008 —
The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC) commends New York Governor David Paterson for signing legislation requiring the use of validated non-animal alternatives for product testing into law. This legislation, sponsored by Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, prohibits a manufacturer or contract testing facility from using an animal test method for which there is a validated alternative test method that has been recommended by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). ICCVAM evaluates new, revised, and alternative test methods, and promotes the validation and regulatory acceptance of test methods that refine, reduce, or replace animal use. New York joins California and New Jersey to become the third state to require the use of federally validated non-animal alternatives for product testing.
Formed in 1996 by leading national animal protection organizations, the CCIC promotes a single comprehensive standard and an internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Logo for cosmetic, personal care, and household products that are free from new animal testing. Companies who have been approved by the Leaping Bunny Program pledge not to test on animals during any stage of product development. The company's ingredient suppliers make the same pledge and the result is a product guaranteed to be 100 percent free of new animal testing.
The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics is made up of the following organizations: American Anti-Vivisection Society, American Humane Association, Beauty Without Cruelty, USA, Doris Day Animal League, The Humane Society of the United States, and the New England Anti-Vivisection Society. CCIC’s international partners are Animal Alliance of Canada and European Coalition to End Animal Experiments. On the web at www.LeapingBunny.org.
For more information, contact the CCIC at (888)546-CCIC or admin@LeapingBunny.org.
July 11, 2008 —
The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (CCIC) commends New York Governor David Paterson for signing legislation requiring the use of validated non-animal alternatives for product testing into law. This legislation, sponsored by Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, prohibits a manufacturer or contract testing facility from using an animal test method for which there is a validated alternative test method that has been recommended by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). ICCVAM evaluates new, revised, and alternative test methods, and promotes the validation and regulatory acceptance of test methods that refine, reduce, or replace animal use. New York joins California and New Jersey to become the third state to require the use of federally validated non-animal alternatives for product testing.
Formed in 1996 by leading national animal protection organizations, the CCIC promotes a single comprehensive standard and an internationally recognized Leaping Bunny Logo for cosmetic, personal care, and household products that are free from new animal testing. Companies who have been approved by the Leaping Bunny Program pledge not to test on animals during any stage of product development. The company's ingredient suppliers make the same pledge and the result is a product guaranteed to be 100 percent free of new animal testing.
The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics is made up of the following organizations: American Anti-Vivisection Society, American Humane Association, Beauty Without Cruelty, USA, Doris Day Animal League, The Humane Society of the United States, and the New England Anti-Vivisection Society. CCIC’s international partners are Animal Alliance of Canada and European Coalition to End Animal Experiments. On the web at www.LeapingBunny.org.
For more information, contact the CCIC at (888)546-CCIC or admin@LeapingBunny.org.