Animal testing funded by cosmetics companies

Dear Dr Bevan,

I write to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail of 26 January requesting
information on animal-based research under the Freedom of Information Act.

We will reply to your request by 24 February.

Yours sincerely

FOI Oxford

Dear Dr Bevan,
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

Our research funding database does not categorise companies according to
their field of activity i.e. `cosmetics', `power engineering', etc.
However, we can identify funding from named companies. To enable us to
search for the information that you require, we would be grateful if you
would send us a list of the companies in which you are interested.

Under section 1(3) of the Freedom of Information Act, a public authority
is not required to comply with a request unless it receives any further
information that it reasonably requires in order to identify the
information requested. If we do not receive the clarification requested
above within three months, your request will be considered to have
lapsed.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely

FOI Oxford

"Dr. Geraint Bevan" To FOI requests at
<[FOI #6721 email]> University of Oxford
<[University of Oxford request email]>
26/01/09 19:52 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Animal
testing funded by
cosmetics companies

Dear Sir or Madam,

I should be grateful if you would provide me with details of
research involving animal testing undertaken at the University of
Oxford, funded wholly or in part by cosmetics companies, for each
year since 1997.

Specifically, I would like to know 1) the year in which a licence
from the Home Office was obtained, 2) the project aims and 3) the
expected benefits associated with each project.

If the cost of providing this information would be prohibitive, I
am most interested in more recent years, so please adjust the
cut-off date if necessary.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Geraint Bevan

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Dear Dr Bevan,

Thank you for your request.

We have checked our database against the 201 companies listed in your
e-mail of 5 February. None sponsored research requiring the grant of Home
Office licences for the use of animals in scientific research. This
represents the position since August 2005, when the current database was
introduced.

Your e-mail of 26 January asked for information since 1997, but indicated
that a more recent start date would be acceptable if the cost were
prohibitive. We can still access our previous database but extracting
information from it requires considerably more time and effort than our
present system. We estimate that the cost of searching records prior to
August 2005 would exceed £450, which is the appropriate limit specified in
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Yours sincerely

FOI OXFORD

"Dr. Geraint Bevan" To foi
<[FOI #6721 email]> <[University of Oxford request email]>
cc
05/02/09 11:32 Subject Re: Freedom of
Information request -
Animal testing funded
by cosmetics companies

Dear Sir/Madam,

thank you for your reply. Please find below a list of cosmetics
companies in which I am interested.

I realise that the list is very long. If you were to supply me with
a list of all the companies that sponsor animal testing at the
university, then I could perform an automated matching routine to
quickly narrow this list down to a much smaller intersection of the
two lists. However, I fully understand why you might not wish to
publish such a list.

Sincerely,

Dr. Geraint Bevan

Cosmetics companies:

Accantia Health & Beauty

Advantis Laboratories

Alberto-Culver Company (UK)

Albion Cosmetics (UK)

Alida Health & Beauty

Amway

Avlon Europe Limited

Avon Cosmetics

Bayer

Beautimatic International

Beiersdorf

Boots Company, The

- Boots Manufacturing

- Boots the Chemist

- Boots Healthcare International

Broad Oak Toiletries

Bronnley & Company, H

Carita

Chanel

- Bourjois

Chattem (UK)

Church & Dwight UK

Colgate-Palmolive (UK)

Combe International

Coty UK

- Calvin Klein Cosmetics

- Lancaster

DDD

- Dendron

- Fleet Laboratories

De Witt, E C & Co

Decleor

Denman International

DHC UK

Elizabeth Arden (UK)

Eros Laboratories

Espa

Estée Lauder Companies

- Aramis

- Aveda

- Bobbi Brown

- Bumble and Bumble

- Clinique

- Creme de la Mer

- Donna Karan

- Estée Lauder Cosmetics

- Good Skin Labs

- Jo Malone

- Laboratoires Darphin

- MAC

- Michael Kors

- Missoni

- Ojon

- Origins

- Prescriptives

- Tommy Hilfiger

- Whitman Laboratories

European Distribution Services

- L'Anza Europe

FDD International

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

Goldwell (Hair Cosmetics)

- KMS Research Laboratories (UK)

Hallam Beauty

HCT Europe

Henkel

- Schwarzkopf & Henkel

- Schwarzkopf Professional

- Clynol

- Indola

Herb UK

Herbalife (UK)

Hoyu

Inline Cosmetics

International Cosmetic Suppliers

Jeyes

John Gosnell & Company

Johnson & Johnson

- Pfizer Consumer Healthcare

Kanebo Cosmetics

Kao Brands Europe

- Biore

- John Frieda

Keyline Brands

- Inecto

Kimberly-Clark Europe

Laleham Healthcare

Linco Care

Liz Earle Beauty Co Limited

L'Oréal UK

- L'Oréal Golden

- L'Oréal Luxury Products

- L'Oréal Manufacturing (UK)

- Holdico

- Helena Rubinstein

- Helena Rubinstein (Holdings)

- Prestige & Collections

- Redken 5th Avenue NYC

- Cosmetique Active (UK)

- Exclusive Signatures International (UK)

Lornamead

Luster Products

LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics

- Parfums Christian Dior (UK)

- Guerlain

- Parfums Givenchy UK

Maclaren Europe

Malibu Health Products

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Mavala (UK)

Mentholatum Company, The

Mercona (GB)

Mix Labs

Montagne Jeunesse

Morgan's Pomade Company

NARS

Neal's Yard Remedies

Newton-Corbett

Nice-Pak International

Novartis Consumer Health

Original Additions (Beauty Products)

Pacific World

PB Beauty

Perfect Solutions

Periproducts

Pharmacare Europe

Procter & Gamble UK

- Gillette

- Clairol

Puig UK

- Nina Ricci (UK)

PZ Cussons (UK)

- Sanctuary Spa

Reckitt Benckiser

Retra Holdings

- Badgequo Limited

Revlon International Corporation

Robert McBride

Sabre Europe

Salon Success

Sara Lee Household & Body Care UK

SCJ EurAFNE

Shiseido UK Company

Solent International

SSL International

Standard Soap Company, The

- Crabtree & Evelyn

Stiefel Laboratories

Surefil Beauty Products

Swallowfield

- Aerosols International

- Cosmetics Plus

Unilever UK Home & Personal Care

Universal Products

Vivalis

- Burlington Toiletries

- Collection 2000

- Constance Carroll

- Fine Fragrances & Cosmetics

Wella (UK)

Wisdom Toothbrushes

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare

Yves Rocher (London)

ZIC

4-Front Research

- Hill Top Research

Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry

Arch Chemicals

Aston Chemicals

Black, S

Chesham Chemicals

- Cosmetochem (UK)

Ciba Speciality Chemicals (UK) Limited

CMA (UK)

Connock, A & E (Perfumery & Cosmetics)

Cornelius Produce Company

CPL Aromas

- CPL Fragrances

- CPL Flavours

- H E Daniel

Croda Chemicals

Cutest Systems

Danisco Sweeteners

Euroderm Research

Firmenich UK

Fragrance Oils (International)

Givaudan UK

Hayashibara International

IMCD UK

Innospec

Intertek Toxicology Assessment

ISP Europe

James Robinson

Kingfisher Colours

Litmus Research

Schulke

Skinnovation

STR (UK)

Surfachem

Thor Specialities (UK)

Univar

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