skfamiliar
January 28th, 2008, 03:03 PM
i've googled around and couldn't find a straight answer regarding this company and their cetaphil products, so i emailed them and asked them simply if the raw ingrediants in their cetaphil products are tested on animals, and if their products are vegan. yes on the vegan question, but i'm still unsure as what to make of their answer regarding the other question.
here is their response:
Thank you for your email.
Galderma Canada markets dermatological products, primarily pharmaceuticals as well as some cosmetics. As such we, as any other Canadian pharmaceutical company, are obligated by Canadian law to test our products on animals to show they are safe for human use. We must stress that this is a “one time only” test; ongoing animal testing is not performed once a product has been shown to be safe. We usually do not need to perform this type of testing on our Cetaphil products since they use old ingredients that are generally recognized as being safe.
As a responsible member of the pharmaceutical industry, Galderma strives to minimize the use of animals in evaluating potential new products. We agree that the use of animals in pharmaceutical research is not ideal and we are just as anxious as you to find suitable alternatives. Our firm is heavily investing in new procedures and in-vitro models to replace the small amount of animal testing that we must do now.
Our products, as all other similar products in Canada, undergo the minimum testing required by Health Canada to ensure they are safe. Currently, the only undisputed methods recognized by the scientific community require the use of animal models. All companies must access some animal testing data to demonstrate safety: they must do the tests themselves, have the testing completed on their behalf by another company, or use old ingredients that have been previously tested on animals. No company can market products in Canada unless they can demonstrate they are safe for human use.
Regarding our ingredients, Galderma asks that all of our vendors supply us with only ingredients that are either synthetic or vegetable based. Our vendors have told us that they will honour our request. They will not, however, give us (or any other company) a 100% guarantee in writing that the ingredients they sell us will never be of animal origin. That being said, Galderma will continue to insure to the best of our ability that animal ingredients are not used to make our products.
Thank you for your question concerning our products. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
i love the face wash and moisturizer and don't want to have to give them up :(
any thoughts?
here is their response:
Thank you for your email.
Galderma Canada markets dermatological products, primarily pharmaceuticals as well as some cosmetics. As such we, as any other Canadian pharmaceutical company, are obligated by Canadian law to test our products on animals to show they are safe for human use. We must stress that this is a “one time only” test; ongoing animal testing is not performed once a product has been shown to be safe. We usually do not need to perform this type of testing on our Cetaphil products since they use old ingredients that are generally recognized as being safe.
As a responsible member of the pharmaceutical industry, Galderma strives to minimize the use of animals in evaluating potential new products. We agree that the use of animals in pharmaceutical research is not ideal and we are just as anxious as you to find suitable alternatives. Our firm is heavily investing in new procedures and in-vitro models to replace the small amount of animal testing that we must do now.
Our products, as all other similar products in Canada, undergo the minimum testing required by Health Canada to ensure they are safe. Currently, the only undisputed methods recognized by the scientific community require the use of animal models. All companies must access some animal testing data to demonstrate safety: they must do the tests themselves, have the testing completed on their behalf by another company, or use old ingredients that have been previously tested on animals. No company can market products in Canada unless they can demonstrate they are safe for human use.
Regarding our ingredients, Galderma asks that all of our vendors supply us with only ingredients that are either synthetic or vegetable based. Our vendors have told us that they will honour our request. They will not, however, give us (or any other company) a 100% guarantee in writing that the ingredients they sell us will never be of animal origin. That being said, Galderma will continue to insure to the best of our ability that animal ingredients are not used to make our products.
Thank you for your question concerning our products. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
i love the face wash and moisturizer and don't want to have to give them up :(
any thoughts?