PETA s statement of assurance requires that companies not conduct or commission any non-required animal tests on ingredients, formulations, or finished products and not do so in the future. The CSCA requires companies to meet the provisions of PETA s statement of assurance and also obtain confirmation from their suppliers that no animal tests are performed on ingredients supplied to them. To a degree, the statement of assurance and the CSCA are matters of trust. However, companies are putting their integrity on the line when they respond to consumers. Companies are well aware that consumers are serious about the issue of animal testing, and they know that they would ruin the public's confidence in their products if it were discovered that they were being dishonest about their animal-testing policies.
Labels can be deceiving, so be careful.
No specific laws exist regarding cruelty-free labeling of products, so companies can take liberties. While it is unlikely that a company would put blatantly false information regarding its animal-testing practices on its products, the statements it does make may not be fully informative and may indeed mislead consumers. We will inquire of the company to see if it meets all our cruelty-free criteria. Meanwhile, PETA recommends purchasing products made only by companies on our don t test list. Some companies are not educated about or are insensitive to the suffering of animals in the production of certain products that do not involve the actual slaughter of the animal.