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Vegetarian Food, Cosmetics & Body Care Products Veg Alert Newsletter Issue IIby the Vegetarian Research Organization Second Edition

***This newsletter is not copyrighted so feel free to send ot to friend or print it out and show it to people.*** PLEASE SIGN OUR MAKRING VEGETARIAN pRODUCTS We are requesting the food, cosmetic and body care companies to voluntarily indicate on their products if they contain any animal by-products at all, that they do not contain animal ingredients except for dairy and egg products or that they do not contains any meat, fish or egg products or whether they are vegan or vegetarian.

Cruelty Free, and No Animal Testing Does Not Mean Animal Ingredients-Free

An important point is that there is no law that requires that animal testing be used to confirm that cosmetics and household products are safe to use.

It is not unusual that companies use the term "cruelty-free" on their product even though they are far from it. A goal of this newsletter is to expose these companies by name and products. If you know of any such companies email us at vrupdates@yahoo.com (don't worry we will not mention you by name).

Many of the products that you find in major supermarkets and department stores are tested on animals and contain animal ingredients. Also just because a product is sold in a health food store does not mean that it is cruelty free or free of artificial, harmful ingredients. Also many companies list a product as not tested on animals but the individual ingredient have been tested on animal, but of course they do not tell you that.

Also some natural companies are subsidiaries of major companies that see nothing wrong with animal testing and actively engage in it. Because a product is listed as being Vegan does not mean that it has not been tested on animals. Vegan is a term that is used to indicate that no the product does not contain any animal derived ingredients (including milk or wool).

Just because companies says their products are Cruelty-Free and that they do not test their products or purchase their ingredients from companies that do test on animals does not even in the slightest guarantee that they are actually Cruelty-Free. The reason for this is that the products may contain animal-derived ingredients which causes animals to die. Of course the fact that a company does not test on animals is a good thing.

CCIC Cosmetic & Body Care Companies List That Don't Test on Animals

The Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics (http://www.leapingbunny.org) has a list of companies that make cosmetics, personal care and household products who have signed an agreement that they will not engage in Animal Testing of their products or purchase ingredients from companies that engage in Animal Testing.

You can view and print out for free their handy Compassionate Shopping Guide at (http://www.leapingbunny.org/pdf/ccicguide_full.pdf). Companies that have agreed to the conditions of the CCIC can display their "leaping bunny" on their products.

Formed in 1996, CCIC is comprised of these leading national animal protection groups:
American Anti-Vivisection Society
American Humane Association
Animal Protection Institute
Beauty Without Cruelty, U.S.A.
Doris Day Animal League
The Humane Society of the United States
New England Anti-Vivisection Society

Vegan Action's List of Certified Vegan Products

Vegan Action (http://www.vegan.org/index.html) issues a Certified Logo for products (mainly food items) that have proven to them that they are totally Vegan and do not contain any animal-derived ingredients and do not engage in animal testing. You can find a list of the companies that use their logo http://www.vegan.org/campaigns/certification/company_list/index.html

PETA List of Companies That Don't Test On Animals

PETA has compiled an excellent list of companies and charities that do not test their products on animals. They also have a list of companies and charities that do test on animals. http://www.animalsavingsclub.com/

The American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) (http://www.aavs.org)

have a list of companies that do not test on animal Click Here to see their list.

Major Natural Products Vegetarian Companies Acquired by Major Multi-National Companies
(Body Shop & Tom's of Maine)

Two major makers of cruelty-free products —the Body Shop and Tom's of Maine — have been acquired by major multination companies. The Body Shop was purchased by L'Oreal and Tom's of Maine was purchased by Colgate. Colgate is one company that has shown little regard whether their products are animal-free so you definitely would want to look at how these companies develop in the future.

Both of these companies have pledged to keep up their policies of not using animal-testing and that their products will remain cruelty-free. Tom's of Maine's products do not contain any animal ingredients and do not contain artificial preservatives, sweeteners or dyes.

Oscar Mayer own Boca Foods, who make vegetarian burgers and other vegetarian products.
ConAgra owns mock-meat maker LightLife.

Dean Foods, the dairy products company, now owns White Wave, which makes Silk Soy Milk and other non-dairy products.

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Vegetarian & Animal Ingredients in Soaps in USA

Please note that in the near future we will be publishing a list of many soaps that are totally free of animal ingredients.

Soap That Contain Beef Tallow
• Cress - bar soaps (Unilever)
• Dove - bar soaps (Unilever)
• Fabric softeners (Unilever)
• Lever 2000 - bar soaps (Unilever)
• Palmolive (Colgate-Palmolive)
• Cashmere Bouquet Beauty Bar (Colgate-Palmolive)
• Irish Spring Soap (all of them) (Colgate-Palmolive)
• Vel Mild Skin Care Bar (Colgate-Palmolive)
• High Endurance - (Old Spice) (Generally Old Spice bar soaps use beef in this product but if it is not available then they will use pork in it. (1-800-925-0635))
May Be From Beef or Pork (hides or bones) Or Coconut or Palm Kernel Oil
• Noxzema (Procter and Gamble)
• Olay (Procter and Gamble)
• Ivory (Procter and Gamble)
• Zest (Procter and Gamble)

St. Ives soaps
Basically all St. Ives soaps may contain animal ingredients made from beef or pork or they can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil, but as they company does not declare what they contain you can not be sure whether they contain animal ingredient. There St Ives soaps are not recommended for use by vegetarians.

Jergens Products
Most of the Jergens products contain some animal by-products and for the most part you should assume all of them do. For more information you can contact JERGENS at 800-742-8798.

Does Not Use Animal Products
• Speed Stick Gel Colgate-Palmolive
• Lady Speed Stick Gel Colgate-Palmolive
Uses Synthetic Glycerin
• Cress body wash (Unilever)
• Dove Ultra Moisturizing body wash (Unilever)
• Lever 2000 body wash (Unilever)

Toothpaste Ingredients that Contain and Do Not Contain Animal Ingredients
A major point to understand in reference to toothpastes is that glycerin can come from pig or cow in addition to plants.

Crest says they will be going to use glycerin from a vegetarian source in the future, which means that it is made from animal ingredient right now.
Sensodyne uses animal (beef).

Colgate has a list of the toothpastes that they make which are vegetarian. Click Here to view the letter from Colgate listing the toothpaste product they produce made with vegetarian ingredients. Letter from Colgate

All Colgate Toothbrushes are free of any animal-derived ingredient. It is a good idea to be very careful of supposed natural bristle toothbrush and natural often means they use the hair of pigs and boars.

Vegetarian Cheese List (http://cheese.joyousliving.com)

his is a highly recommended site to check out vegetarian cheeses. They have a list of vegetarian cheeses by brand and type of cheese. They clearly list which cheeses by brand contain animal rennet and which do not. It is updated regularly. The people who do this site are really nice, spiritual people.

Corrections From Alert Newsletter Issue I
Knudsen is owned by Smucker and Phillip Morris. Brown Cow is owned by Stonyfield which is in part owned by Danone and not by Hershey. Sorry for these two factual mistakes and please send in any other correction that should be made.

European E-Numbers to be careful of
E-120 Carmine (beetles)
E-304
E-322
E-422
E-431
E-432
E-433
E-434
E-435
E-436
E-442
E-445
E-470a, b
E-471
E-472a, b,
c, d, e, f
E-473
E-474
E-475
E-476
E-477
E-479
E-481
E-482
E-483
E-491
E-492
E-493
E-494
E-495
E-570

E-Numbers Food Additives
100-180 Colors
200-252 Preservatives
260-297 Acidities
300-385 Antioxidant
400-429 Thickeners
430-499 Emulsifiers
620-640 Flavor Enhancer
950-967 Sweeteners

These Ingredient are normally made from Vegetarian Products
Acetic Acid
Ammonium chloride
Ammonium Sulphate
Ascorbic Acid
Aspartame
Benzoate/Benzoic Acid
BHT
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Sulphate
Carrageenan
Cocoa Butter
BHA
Corn Meal
Corn Starch
Corn Syrup
Dicalcium phosphate
Ergocalcifer
EDTA
Ferrous Sulphate
Fructose
Fungal Protease Enzyme,
Glucose
Gum Acacia
Hydrogenated Oil
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Leavenings
Malt
Malto Dextrin
Hydrogenated oil
Molasses (at the present time most molasses is processed with vegetarian products)
Monocalcium Phosphate
Mono Saccharides
MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)
Nitrates/Nitrites
Nonfat Dry Milk
Oxalic Acid
PABA
Partially Hydrogenated oil
Pectic Materials
Pectin
Phosphoric Acid
Potassium Benzoate
Potassium Citrate
Propionate
Propionic Acid
Saccharine
Salt
Soy protein
Soybean Oil
Sucrose
Tapioca
Tricalcium Phosphate
Vinegar
Yeast

These Ingredient are Vegetarian
Soya-lecithin
Soybean lecithin
Vegetable lecithin
Vegetable shortening
Vegetable mono and diglyceriders
Vegetable enzymes or rennet

May be Derived from Either a Vegetarian or Animal Source
Diglyceride
Enzyme
Fatty Acid
Glycerol /Glycerine
Glyceride
Hormones
Lecithin
Monoglyceride
Phospholipid
Shortening (usually Plant but can be animal)
Whey (Sometimes it is vegetarian but sometimes it is made with animal rennet)

Check Out Our Detailed List of Ingredients That May Contain Meat By-Products

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