wegedzieciak.pl

[istra]

wlasnie weszlam na strone naturo.pl, a tam znanae mi z anglii produkty ecover. z tymze w anglii towarzystwo weganskie wycofuje wlasnie swoj znaczek z tych produktow, a na dodatek wlascicielem firmy jest korporacja posiadajaca na wyspach prywatne wiezienia.

[Alispo]

tzn.w czym rzecz,sklady nie sa vegan czy co jest nie tak?

[michał]

Poszło o testy, nie skład.

Cytat:

Joint Statement by Ecover and The Vegan Society [ 03-08-2007 ] Ecover respects the mission and values of the Vegan Society who acknowledge that Ecover has 27 years of history as a company dedicated to protecting the environment. The Vegan Society recognizes Ecover as a company of integrity. As such the Vegan Society and Ecover are working together to ensure both organisations principles are adhered to. As a pioneering ecological company, Ecover’s responsibility is to continuously improve the environmental performance of its products. A major challenge in developing an ecological washing and cleaning product is minimizing the effects of its use on aquatic systems. Therefore, the toxicity of these products on aquatic life must be measured. To establish the impact on the aquatic environment Ecover uses aquatic toxicity testing which uses water fleas (daphnia), as they are present throughout the world in any freshwater system. As far as Ecover is aware there are no alternative tests available that will more accurately measure the impact of cleaning products on the aquatic environment. Ecover far exceeds the EU definition on what constitutes animal testing as daphnia are invertebrates which do not have a central nervous system. The EU definition defines animal testing as the use of vertebrates, past a specified embryonic stage, (or larval stage in the case of fish and amphibians). Ecover also uses a red blood cell test (Invittox RBC) on a non-systematic basis that uses blood from rabbit farming to test the effect of detergents on mucus membranes (to test skin compatability).This test is used only in those cases where alternative testing methods are unavailable. Given the shortage of human red blood cells Ecover believes the use of human blood would be unethical. However, as alternative testing methods are continuously investigated, Ecover is confident that the RBC test shall become obsolete over the next few years. Ecover respects the values of the Vegan Society and its members. Yet, as part of the company’s core values, Ecover owes its customers transparency and will continue to hold on to its principles as it has done so for the past 27 years. Thus, our organizations have mutually decided to disagree on these points of principle and consequently, Ecover shall no longer carry the Vegan trademark. Both Ecover and the Vegan Society will continue to work on improving ways to promote respect for our environment and society. A Brief Summary of Facts: 1. Aquatic Toxicity Testing: Ecover undertakes daphnia testing, as part of aquatic toxicity testing to establish impact on the aquatic environment. This is a recognised test that allows is to monitor our products against one of the key criteria for an ecological product, i.e. its impact on the aquatic environment. 2. Invittox (RBC) Test (Protocol 99): On a non-systematic basis, Ecover has adopted this test as part of its product testing of skin compatibility of detergents. This test is a variation of the red blood cell test (RBC) and allows us to measure the effect of detergents on mucus membranes. The techniques used to conduct this testing can be found on the web site of the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods, under Protocol 99 (hxxp://ecvam.jrc.it/index.htm). A mere 0.5 milliliters of rabbit blood is used as the source of red blood cells to conduct one complete test of a new product. In 2006 and 2007, Ecover performed 0 tests. 3. Ecover Annual Output. In 2006, Ecover’s annual output consisted of 19,625,296 units in liters (l.) and 2,587,935 units in kilograms (kg) giving a total of 22,213,231 units produced. For more information please go to our section FAQ: Animal Products & Animal Testing.

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[honey]

a co zlego we wiezieniach...??

[JAgniecha]

nie rozumiem dlaczego nie moga robic tych testow na ludzkiej krwi- tymbardziej ze tak niewiele jej potzreba

a z tymi wiezieniami to tez nie lapie;)