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Companies That Test on Animals
(Updated 4/98)


Frequently Asked Questions

Why Are These Companies Included on the "Do Test" List?

The following companies manufacture products that ARE tested on animals. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are presently observing a moratorium on animal testing. Please encourage them to announce a permanent ban. Listed in parentheses are either examples of products manufactured by that company or, if applicable, its parent company. Companies on this list may manufacture individual lines of products without animal testing (e.g., Del Laboratories claims its Naturistics and Natural Glow lines are not animal tested). They have not, however, eliminated animal testing on their entire line of cosmetics and household products. Similarly, companies on this list may make some products, such as pharmaceuticals, that are required by law to be tested on animals. However, the reason for these companies' inclusion is not the required animal testing that they conduct, but rather the animal testing of personal care and household products that is not required by law.

What Can Be Done About Animal Tests Required by Law?

Although animal testing of certain pharmaceuticals and chemicals is still mandated by law, the same arguments against using animals in cosmetics testing are valid when applied to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. These industries are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, respectively, and animal tests are now required by law -- laws that were developed haphazardly in the 1920s.

We know that non-animal test methods exist right now and that these tests are more accurate in predicting toxicity than are crude, cruel tests on animals. It is the responsibility of the companies that kill animals in order to bring their products to market to convince the regulatory agencies that there is a better way to determine product safety. Companies resist progress because the crude nature of animal tests allow them to market many products that might be determined too toxic if cell culture tests were used. Let companies know how you feel about this.

Alberto-Culver Co. (Tresemmé, Sally Beauty Supply, Alberto VO5, TCB Naturals) 2525 W. Armitage Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160 °708-450-3000 °http://www.alberto.com

Allergan, Inc. 2525 Dupont Dr., P.O. Box 19534, Irvine, CA 92612 °714-752-4500 °800-347-4500 ° corpinfo@allergan.com

Arm & Hammer (Church & Dwight) 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543 °609-683-5900 °800-524-1328 ° http://www.armhammer.com

Bausch & Lomb (Curél, Soft Sense, Clear Choice) 1 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY 14604-2701 °716-338-6000 ° 800-344-8815 °http://www.bausch.com

Benckiser (Coty, Lancaster, Jovan) 237 Park Ave., 19th Fl., New York, NY 10017-3142 °212-850-2300 ° attmail@cotyusa.com

Bic Corporation 500 Bic Dr., Milford, CT 06460 °203-783-2000

Block Drug Co., Inc. (Polident, Sensodyne, Tegrin, Lava, Carpet Fresh) 257 Cornelison Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07302 °201-434-3000 °800-365-6500

Boyle-Midway (Reckitt & Colman) 2 Wickman Rd., Toronto, Ontario M8Z 5M5 Canada °416-255-2300

*Braun (Gillette Company) 400 Unicorn Clark Dr., Woburn, MA 01801 °800-272-8611° braun_usa@braun.de

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (Clairol, Ban Roll-On, Keri, Final Net) 345 Park Ave., New York, NY 10154-0037 °212-546-4000 °http://www.bms.com

Calvin Klein (Unilever), 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-888-1260 ° 800-745-9696 °http://www.unilever.com

Carter-Wallace (Arrid, Lady's Choice, Nair, Pearl Drops) 1345 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10105-0021 °212-339-5000

Chesebrough-Ponds (Fabergé, Cutex, Vaseline) 800 Sylvan Ave., Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 °201-512-0094

Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer) 469 N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08543-5297 °609-683-5900 °800-524-1328 ° http://www.armhammer.com

Clairol, Inc. (Bristol-Myers Squibb) 345 Park Ave., New York, NY 10154 °212-546-5000 °800-223-5800 °http://www.bms.com

Clorox (Pine-Sol, S.O.S., Tilex, ArmorAll) 1221 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 °510-271-7000 °800-227-1860 ° http://www.clorox.com

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Palmolive, Ajax, Fab, Speed Stick, Mennen, SoftSoap) 300 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-310-2000 °800-221-4607 ° http://www.colgate.com

Coty (Benckiser) 237 Park Ave., 19th Fl., New York, NY 10017-3142 °212-850-2300 ° attmail@cotyusa.com

Cover Girl (Procter & Gamble) One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202 °513-983-1100 °800-543-1745 ° http://www.covergirl.com

Dana Perfumes (Alyssa Ashley) 635 Madison Ave., 5th Fl., New York, NY 10022-1009 °212-751-3700 °800-822-8547 °http://www.beautyspot.com

Del Laboratories (Flame Glow, Commerce Drug, Sally Hansen) 565 Broad Hollow Rd., Farmingdale, NY 11735 °516-293-7070 °800-645-9888 ° http://www.dellabs.com

*Dial Corporation (Purex, Renuzit) 1850 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 °602-207-1800 °800-528-0849 ° http://www.dial.com

DowBrands (Glass Plus, Fantastik, Vivid) P.O. Box 68511, Indianapolis, IN 46268 °317-873-7000 °http://www.dowclean.com

Drackett Products Co. (S.C. Johnson & Son) 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI 53403 °414-631-2000 °800-558-5252 ° http://www.scjohnsonwax.com

Erno Laszlo 200 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT 06902-6759 °203-363-5461

*Gillette Co. (Liquid Paper, Flair, Braun, Duracell) Prudential Tower Bldg., Boston, MA 02199 °617-421-7000 °800-872-7202 ° braun_usa@braun.de

Givaudan-Roure 1775 Windsor Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666 °201-833-2300

Helene Curtis Industries (Finesse, Unilever, Suave) 325 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610-4713 °312-661-0222 °http://www.unilever.com

Jhirmack (Playtex) 300 Nyala Farms Rd., Westport, CT 06880 °203-341-4000

Johnson & Johnson (Neutrogena) 1 Johnson & Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick, NJ 08933 °908-524-0400 ° http://www.jnj.com

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Kleenex, Scott Paper, Huggies) P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX 75261-9100 °800-544-1847 °http://www.kimberly-clark.com

Lamaur 5601 E. River Rd., Fridley, MN 55432 °612-571-1234

L & F Products One Philips Pkwy., Montvale, NJ 07645-1810 °201-573-5700

Lever Bros. (Unilever) 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-888-1260 °800-745-9696 °http://www.unilever.com

*Mary Kay Cosmetics 16251 N. Dallas Pkwy., Dallas, TX 75248 °972-687-6300 °800-201-1362 °http://www.marykay.com

Max Factor (Procter & Gamble) One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202 °513-983-1100 °800-543-1745 ° http://www.pg.com/info

Mead Courthouse Plaza N.E., Dayton, OH 45463 °513-222-6323 °http://www.mead.com

Melaleuca, Inc. 3910 S. Yellowstone Hwy., Idaho Falls, ID 83402-6003 °208-522-0700

Mennen Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) E. Hanover Ave., Morristown, NJ 07962 °201-631-9000 °http://www.colgate.com

Murphy-Phoenix Co. (Colgate-Palmolive) P.O. Box 39670, Solon, OH 44139 °800-486-7627 °http://www.colgate.com

Neoteric Cosmetics 4880 Havana St., Denver, CO 80239-0019 °303-373-4860

Noxell (Procter & Gamble) 11050 York Rd., Hunt Valley, MD 21030-2098 °410-785-7300 °800-572-3232 ° http://www.pg.com

Olay Co./Oil of Olay (Procter & Gamble) P.O. Box 599, Cincinnati, OH 45201 °800-543-1745 °http://www.pg.com

*Oral-B (Gillette Company) 1 Lagoon Dr., Redwood City, CA 94065-1561 °415-598-5000 °http://www.oralb.com

Pantene (Procter & Gamble) Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202 °800-945-7768 °http://www.pg.com

Parfums International (White Shoulders) 1345 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10105 °212-261-1000

*Parker Pens (Gillette Company) P.O. Box 5100, Janesville, WI 53547-5100 °608-755-7000 °braun_usa@braun.de

Perrigo 117 Water St., Allegan, MI 49010 °616-673-8451 °800-253-3606 °http://www.perrigo.com

Pfizer, Inc. (Bain de Soleil, Plax, Visine, Desitin, BenGay) 235 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017-5755 °212-573-2323 °http://www.pfizer.com

Physicians Formula Cosmetics (Pierre Fabré) 1055 W. Eighth St., Azusa, CA 91702 °818-334-3395

Playtex Products, Inc. (Banana Boat, Woolite, Jhirmack) 300 Nyala Farms Rd., Westport, CT 06880 °203-341-4000

Procter & Gamble Co. (Crest, Tide, Cover Girl, Max Factor, Giorgio) One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202 °513-983-1100 °800-543-1745 ° http://www.pg.com/info

Reckitt & Colman (Lysol, Mop & Glo) 1655 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07474-0945 °201-633-6700 °800-232-9665

Richardson-Vicks (Procter & Gamble) One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202 °513-983-1100 °800-543-1745 ° http://www.pg.com/info

Sally Hansen (Del Laboratories) 565 Broad Hollow Rd., Farmingdale, NY 11735 °516-293-7070 °800-645-9888 °http://www.dellabs.com

Sanofi (Yves Saint Laurent) 90 Park Ave., 24th Fl., New York, NY 10016 °212-907-2000

Schering-Plough (Coppertone) 1 Giralda Farms, Madison, NJ 07940-1000 °201-822-7000 °800-842-4090 °http://www.sch-plough.com

Schick (Warner-Lambert) 201 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950 °201-540-2000 °800-492-1555 ° http://www.warner-lambert.com

S. C. Johnson Wax (Pledge, Drano, Windex, Glade) 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI 53403 °414-260-2000 °800-558-5252 ° http://www.scjohnsonwax.com

SmithKline Beecham 100 Beecham Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15205 °412-928-1000 °800-456-6670 °http://www.sb.com

SoftSoap Enterprises (Colgate-Palmolive) 1107 Hazeltine Blvd., Suite 370, Chaska, MN 55318 °612-448-1118 °http://www.colgate.com

Sun Star 600 Eagle Dr., Bensenville, IL 60106-1977 °800-821-5455

3M (Scotch, Post-It) Center Bldg., 220-2E-02, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000 °612-733-1110 °800-364-3577 °http://www.3m.com

Unilever (Lever Bros., Calvin Klein, Elizabeth Arden, Helene Curtis, Diversey) 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022 °212-888-1260 °800-745-9696° http://www.unilever.com

Vidal Sassoon (Procter & Gamble) P.O. Box 599, Cincinnati, OH 45201 °800-543-7270 °http://www.pg.com

Warner-Lambert (Lubriderm, Listerine, Schick) 201 Tabor Rd., Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2693 °201-540-2000 °800-323-5379 ° http://www.warner-lambert.com

Westwood Pharmaceutical 100 Forest Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213 °716-887-3400 °800-333-0950


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