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July 12th, 2006, 08:20 PM
7/12/06--Ask Kao Brands For Beauty Without Cruelty
KINSHIP CRCLE LETTER CAMPAIGN
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Monthly Action for Animals in Labs
http://www.animalsavingsclub.com/resources_getactive.asp
Companies That DO and DON'T Test On Animals:
http://www.animalsavingsclub.com/resources_companies.asp
Product Testing Fact Sheet
http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=91
Kao Brands Company
http://www.kaobrands.com/
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SAMPLE LETTER
Feel free to use portions of our letter, but please add some original
thoughts. Hundreds of identical letters may lessen the impact.
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Kao Brands Company
2535 Spring Grove Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45214-1773
ph: 513-421-1400
web email: http://www.kaobrands.com/contactUs/contactUs.asp
Dear Sir/Madam:
I would like to purchase Kao brands such as Jergens, John Frieda, Ban,
Biore, Curel. However, I do not feel confident using personal care items
that are deemed safe in animal tests. With growing recognition of the
inability to extrapolate data from animals to people, I have chosen to
exclusively buy products approved in non-animal studies.
Can you please update me on your testing policies? I will gladly share your
statement with other conscientious consumers.
As you know, the Consumer Product Safety Commission does not require animal
testing for household goods (1). The Food and Drug Administration does not
stipulate animal studies for cosmetics (2). Over 600 cruelty-free companies
now manufacture quality products using non-animal systems more relevant to
human health and safety.
I am concerned about the rising number of animal-tested goods that are
recalled or relabeled due to harmful repercussions in people. If you have
not done so already, I urge you to transition to human-focused methods that
vary from cell and tissue cultures to computerized "structure-activity
relationship" models.
Corrositex, for example, is a human skin equivalent that eliminates the need
for animals in skin corrosion tests. The Epipack Test (cloned human skin
cells to assess response to a skin irritant) can supplant Draize skin tests
in which chemicals seep into the fur-stripped skin of immobilized animals
for days to weeks.
Episkin (3-dimensional human skin model) and EpiDerm (neonatal skin cells
cultivated into 3-D tissue to simulate human skin) are scientifically
validated alternatives to smearing an animal's back with caustic chemicals.
Both tests are accepted globally as complete replacements for rabbit skin
corrosion studies (3).
The cell-based 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test is yet another
substantiated alternate to the use of guinea pigs and mice to analyze a
chemical's toxicity under ultraviolet radiation. The 3T3 test furnishes a
dependable measure of sun-stimulated skin irritation.
I strongly encourage Kao Brands Company to embrace human-focused studies
that are more cost-effective, pertinent to people, and humane.
Thank you for your valuable time and consideration,
(1) "Animal Testing Policy," Consumer Product Safety Commission, 49 FR
22522, 30 May 1984.
(2) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Animal Testing," Office of Cosmetics
and Colors Factsheet, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 3 May
1999.
(3) National Toxicology Program, "Episkin(TM), EpiDerm(TM), and Rat Skin
Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance (TER), In Vitro Test Methods for
Assessing the Dermal Corrosivity Potential of Chemicals," National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences, Aug. 2001.
************************************************** ********
Grant Giving / Investment Opportunity:
The Next Step to Reduce Animal Testing
Cruelty-Free * Human Rights-Friendly * Sustainable
Please contact ethicalinvestment@gmail.com for information.
*DISCLAIMER: The information in these alerts is verified with the original
source. Kinship Circle does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of
the information or for the consequences of its use. Nothing in this email is
intended to encourage illegal action in whatever country you are reading it
in. Kinship Circle does not engage in, nor support, any form of harassment
or unlawful activity. Nothing in this alert serves to promote such conduct.
*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee the validity of email addresses. During a
campaign, recipients may change or disable their email addresses.
************************************************** ******************************************
BEAR WITNESS. SPEAK. DEMAND. ACT.
Kinship Circle - Action Campaigns I Literature I Voice For Animals
Nonprofit working in animal protection/cruelty + animal disaster relief campaigns
Brenda Shoss, president * Janet Enoch, vice-president
info@kinshipcircle.org
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
DONATE ONLINE: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!
KINSHIP CRCLE LETTER CAMPAIGN
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
Monthly Action for Animals in Labs
http://www.animalsavingsclub.com/resources_getactive.asp
Companies That DO and DON'T Test On Animals:
http://www.animalsavingsclub.com/resources_companies.asp
Product Testing Fact Sheet
http://www.peta.org/mc/factsheet_display.asp?ID=91
Kao Brands Company
http://www.kaobrands.com/
================================================== ===
SAMPLE LETTER
Feel free to use portions of our letter, but please add some original
thoughts. Hundreds of identical letters may lessen the impact.
================================================== ===
Kao Brands Company
2535 Spring Grove Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45214-1773
ph: 513-421-1400
web email: http://www.kaobrands.com/contactUs/contactUs.asp
Dear Sir/Madam:
I would like to purchase Kao brands such as Jergens, John Frieda, Ban,
Biore, Curel. However, I do not feel confident using personal care items
that are deemed safe in animal tests. With growing recognition of the
inability to extrapolate data from animals to people, I have chosen to
exclusively buy products approved in non-animal studies.
Can you please update me on your testing policies? I will gladly share your
statement with other conscientious consumers.
As you know, the Consumer Product Safety Commission does not require animal
testing for household goods (1). The Food and Drug Administration does not
stipulate animal studies for cosmetics (2). Over 600 cruelty-free companies
now manufacture quality products using non-animal systems more relevant to
human health and safety.
I am concerned about the rising number of animal-tested goods that are
recalled or relabeled due to harmful repercussions in people. If you have
not done so already, I urge you to transition to human-focused methods that
vary from cell and tissue cultures to computerized "structure-activity
relationship" models.
Corrositex, for example, is a human skin equivalent that eliminates the need
for animals in skin corrosion tests. The Epipack Test (cloned human skin
cells to assess response to a skin irritant) can supplant Draize skin tests
in which chemicals seep into the fur-stripped skin of immobilized animals
for days to weeks.
Episkin (3-dimensional human skin model) and EpiDerm (neonatal skin cells
cultivated into 3-D tissue to simulate human skin) are scientifically
validated alternatives to smearing an animal's back with caustic chemicals.
Both tests are accepted globally as complete replacements for rabbit skin
corrosion studies (3).
The cell-based 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake Phototoxicity Test is yet another
substantiated alternate to the use of guinea pigs and mice to analyze a
chemical's toxicity under ultraviolet radiation. The 3T3 test furnishes a
dependable measure of sun-stimulated skin irritation.
I strongly encourage Kao Brands Company to embrace human-focused studies
that are more cost-effective, pertinent to people, and humane.
Thank you for your valuable time and consideration,
(1) "Animal Testing Policy," Consumer Product Safety Commission, 49 FR
22522, 30 May 1984.
(2) U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "Animal Testing," Office of Cosmetics
and Colors Factsheet, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 3 May
1999.
(3) National Toxicology Program, "Episkin(TM), EpiDerm(TM), and Rat Skin
Transcutaneous Electrical Resistance (TER), In Vitro Test Methods for
Assessing the Dermal Corrosivity Potential of Chemicals," National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences, Aug. 2001.
************************************************** ********
Grant Giving / Investment Opportunity:
The Next Step to Reduce Animal Testing
Cruelty-Free * Human Rights-Friendly * Sustainable
Please contact ethicalinvestment@gmail.com for information.
*DISCLAIMER: The information in these alerts is verified with the original
source. Kinship Circle does not assume responsibility for the accuracy of
the information or for the consequences of its use. Nothing in this email is
intended to encourage illegal action in whatever country you are reading it
in. Kinship Circle does not engage in, nor support, any form of harassment
or unlawful activity. Nothing in this alert serves to promote such conduct.
*Kinship Circle cannot guarantee the validity of email addresses. During a
campaign, recipients may change or disable their email addresses.
************************************************** ******************************************
BEAR WITNESS. SPEAK. DEMAND. ACT.
Kinship Circle - Action Campaigns I Literature I Voice For Animals
Nonprofit working in animal protection/cruelty + animal disaster relief campaigns
Brenda Shoss, president * Janet Enoch, vice-president
info@kinshipcircle.org
http://www.KinshipCircle.org
Kinship Circle is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
DONATE ONLINE: http://www.kinshipcircle.org/donation/donations.html
We are grateful for your support!