Please elaborate how this statement:
"In line with ECOVER?s environmental policy and in recognition of the strong beliefs held by animal welfare organisations, we offer a clearly defined animal testing policy:
since their foundation in 1980 ECOVER have never tested any finished products or ingredients on animals, nor have they ordered such tests by third parties
for research and product development ECOVER use alternative methods of testing only. For Example ? RBC (Red blood cell test)
all Ecover suppliers are required to submit an annual written confirmation for each ingredient that no animal tests have been conducted on it. These statements guarantee that none of the ingredients have been tested or re-tested for the last five years
Ecover will continue to pressure all suppliers to ban animal testing
Ecover is not a member of BIBRA
to reflect the development of Ecover?s animal testing policy Ecover supports FRAME (Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments) "
Is covering animal experimentation, as the statement also covers ingredients as well as the finished product?
Personally I think that soapnuts or washballs are the way to go for the main - however, if one wants to get rid of stubborn stains, then I think Ecover is about as good as it is possible to get.
Unfortunately the choices that we make are always subject to weighing up all the possibilities - e.g. organic may be all well and good, but can mean plenty of airmiles and still may not offer a decent pay to production workers.
Fairtrade, isn't necessarily as fair as some people believe - and that's before adding Nstl's 'fairtrade' range into the mix :D
What do you use DominiConnor?