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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).
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June 5, 2008 HAPPI Magazine reported new information from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNDP) Cosmetic Research that shows that more and more companies are launching ethical cosmetic and skincare lines. The article reveals “cruelty-free is the most widely made ethical claim in new US beauty products.”
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April 21, 2008 Burt’s Bees is the latest company to join the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics’ (CCIC) Leaping Bunny Program. It will now join the nearly 200 companies that have already committed to eliminating all new animal testing from their products.
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December 26, 2007 Today, the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics’ (CCIC) Leaping Bunny Program launches a redesign of its website (www.LeapingBunny.org), commemorating its 11-year anniversary of providing compassionate consumers with animal testing information they can truly trust.
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