The Official Boycott List

[VeganD]

Products Not To Buy

It has only just come to my attention not long ago that these companies do not care about animals at all and i have seen footage and reports of what they do

They do not need to do what they do but they still continue to do it so i say boycott them all

The main 2 i know of are

GlaxoSmithKline

Procter & Gamble P&G

Now these companies do a whole load of products ranging from foods to pet food to toiletries to body spray and batteries

So to read a list of the products they do please go to


ww.gsk.com/products/index.htm

ww.pg.com/common/product_sitemap.jhtml

[Gliondrach]

I wouldn't buy anything from the scum.

I get the few toiletries I buy from the Co-op. I bought some deodorant from Lush last year. I usually use the Co-op's brand, though.

[Bowwowmeow]

Good idea. I don't think we have a dedicated boycotting thread yet.

[veggiesosage]

Here's the most comprehensive boycotts list I know of from 'Ethical Consumer' magazine;

ethicalconsumer.org/boycotts/boycotts_list.htm

[my3labs]

This is a great thread, VeganD.
Here's another one. caringconsumer.com, from PETA.

[Bowwowmeow]

Here is the list from PETA of companies in the USA who test on animals.

I left out their addresses because the document does not allow copying and pasting, and I haven't got the time or the desire to replicate the document in its entirety. PETA ought not to copy-protect information like this if they want to disseminate it to as many people as possible.

Arm & Hammer
Bic Corporation
Boyle-Midway
Chesebrough-Ponds
Church and Dwight
Clairol
Clorox
Colgate Palmolive
Coty
Cover Girl
Del Laboratories
Dial Corporation
Helene Curtis Industries
Johnson & Johnson
Lever Brothers
L'Oreal
Max Factor
Mead
Melaleuca
Mennen Co.
Neoteric Cosmetics
New Dana Perfumes
Noxell
Olay Co./Oil of Olay
Oral-B
Pantene
Pfizer
Physique
Playtex Products
Proctor and Gamble Co.
Reckitt Benckiser
Richardson-Vicks
Sally Hansen
Schering-Plough
S.C. Johnson
SoftSoap Enterprises
Suave
Unilever

[Bowwowmeow]

From ethicalconsumer.org/boycotts/boycotts_list.htm:


3 Mobile
for being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma. Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710

Aeroplanes
Aviation is the fastest-growing source of climate change causing greenhouse gas emissions.

Adidas
for using kangaroo skin to make some types of football boots.

Asda and Wal-Mart
for being on Ethical Consumer's list of top donors to the Republican Party. See BoycottBush for more information.

Bacardi
for continuing to use its Cuban origins in its marketing despite being active in anti-Cuba lobby groups in the US.
Contact: Rock around the Blockade on 020 7837 1688
Buy instead: Rum buyers' guide available online to Ethiscore subscribers. The report can also be found in issue 87 of the magazine, price £3.50.

Barclays
Corporate Watch has called for a boycott of Barclays due to its financing of the Narmada Dam in India (and the Trans Thai-Malaysia gas pipeline). The Narmada dam (or rather a series of 30 large dams) would flood one of India's most productive agricultural regions and forcibly displace two million people.
Buy instead: Bank buyers' guide available online to Ethiscore subscribers.

(http://www.uk.thebodyshop.com/)Body Shop
Since L'Oreal (26% owned by Nestlé) bought out the Body Shop earlier in the year, campaigns have brought together concerns about animal testing, relations with the Majority World, human rights, discrimination in the UK and the environment.
Contact: Boycott Body Shop or 01452 539 916
Naturewatch (01242 252 871) have a long-standing boycott of L'Oreal due to animal testing, and have extended this to cover the Body Shop.

Botswana
for forcing the Gana and Bwi Bushmen out of their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Contact: Survival International on 020 7687 8700

British Heart Foundation
for conducting animal testing in order to find out about a human condition.
Buy instead: The boycott is called by PETA whose British HeartlessFoundation website contains a list of health charities which do not test on animals.
Contact: PETA on 020 7357 9229

Burma
is ruled by one of the world's most brutal regimes and has used forced labour to prepare the country for tourism. Burma Campaign UK has a list of companies operating in Burma.
Contact: Burma Campaign UK, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT,
Tel: 020 7324 4710

Bush and the Republican party
Take a look at our Boycott Bush site for the main corporate donors to the Republican party.
Buy instead: see the Brand List on the Boycott Bush website.

Canada
for the government-subsidised slaughter of nearly one million seals over the last three years. Campaigners are also calling for a boycott of Canadian fish and seafood, as exports to the UK earn five times more for Canada than the landed seal hunt in Newfoundland.
Contact: Respect for Animals boycott-canada.com 0115 952 5440
Humane Society of the USA hsus.org/ace/19076
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) ifaw.org 020 7587 6700

Carerpillar
for selling bulldozers to Israel in full knowledge that they will be armoured and used to destroy Palestinian homes, infrastructure and agriculture in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. These abuses are detailed in War on Want's alternative company report on Caterpillar.
Contact: War on Want, Fenner Brockway House, 37-39 Great Guildford Street London SE1 OES
Tel: 0845 193 1952

ChevronTexaco
For dumping billions of gallons of toxic waste in the Ecuadorian Amazon and failing to clean it up.
Contact: chevrontoxico.com


China
for its continued human rights abuses and for its occupation of Tibet
Contact: Boycottmadeinchina

Coca-Cola
for its repression of trade union activity in Colombia and its depletion of groundwater resources in India.
Contact: Colombia Solidarity Campaign, UK arm of campaign on 07743 743041
Websites: Colombia's Food and Drink Workers' Union SinalTrainal, who called the boycott on 22nd July 2003, Killer Coke, and Coke Watch
In India, Coca Cola has caused severe water shortages, polluted groundwater and soil around its bottling plant, distributed its toxic waste as "fertiliser" to local farmers and sold drinks with extremely high levels of pesticides.
Website: India Resource Centre

Colgate-Palmolive
as part of a boycott of the products of companies which still test on animals. The focus of the boycott is the testing of household goods and their ingredients.
Website: BUAV on 0207 700 4888

Daewoo International Corporation
for involvement in the development of gas projects off the coast of Arakan State in Western Burma. Contact SCHWE Gas Movement

DeBeers
for supporting the Botswanan government’s efforts to forcibly remove Bushmen from their ancestral lands to resettlement camps.
Contact Survival International on 020 7687 8700

Dolce and Gabbana
for using a chimpanzee in an advert.
Contact: Animal Defenders International on 020 8846 9777.
(http://www.mymatesaprimate.org/)

Donna Karan
to hold the clothing company accountable for sweatshop conditions in its suppliers' factories. The Ain't I A Woman campaign is sponsored by National Mobilisation Against Sweatshops and the Chinese Staff and Workers Association.

Esso
for doing more than any other company to sabotage international action on climate change, and for being a top donor to George W. Bush. Find out why you should Boycott Bush or contact Greenpeace at 020 7865 8100.
Website: stopesso.com
Gecko's Adventures
for being on Free Burma UK's list of companies offering tours to Burma. Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710

Iams (owned by Procter & Gamble)
for unnecessary animal testing. It is estimated Procter & Gambles is responsible for the deaths of 50,000 animals each year.
Contact: Uncaged Campaigns, 9 Bailey Lane, Sheffield S1 4EG tel: 0114 272

Israel
following 'decades of refusal to abide by UN resolutions, International Humanitarian law and the Fourth Geneva Convention.'
Film-makers, musicians, performers and academics have also added their voices, and are calling on their colleagues not to visit, exhibit or perform in Israel.
Websites: Boycott Israeli Goods or Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Box BM PSA, London WC1N 3XX tel: 020 7700 6192. See the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel and the British Committee for Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) for information on cultural boycotts. BRICUP can be contacted on 0207 712 1709

Japan
due to whale hunting for "scientific" reasons in a protected whale sactuary around Antartica. This year, Japan may also start hunting endangered humpback whales.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) on 020 7587 6708 is also campaigning for the conservation and protection of whales and co-ordinates letter writing campaigns to the Icelandic, Norwegion and Japanese governments.

Joseph Ltd
for selling coats and other products made from animal fur.for selling boots made from rabbit fur. Contact the Campaign Against the Fur Trade Tel: 0845 330 7955
Junckers
due to selling Indonesian merbau flooring despite confirming that it is of unknown source. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.
Contact Environmental Investigation Agency for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.
Kahrs
due to selling Indonesian merbau flooring despite confirming that it is of unknown source. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.
Contact Environmental Investigation Agency for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.

Kurt Geiger
for selling boots made from rabbit fur. Contact the Campaign Against the Fur Trade Tel: 0845 330 7955
Let's Go
for being on the Free Burma UK's list of companies publishing travel guide books with information on travel in Burma. Strong evidence exists that tourist facilities, roads and other constructino programmes in Burma have used forced labour and involved severe human rights abuses.
Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710.

Liberty Apparel
to hold the clothing company accountable for sweatshop conditions in its suppliers' factories. The Ain't I A Woman campaign is sponsored by National Mobilisation Against Sweatshops and the Chinese Staff and Workers Association.

Lonely Planet Guides
for being on the Free Burma UK's list of companies publishing travel guide books with information on travel in Burma. Strong evidence exists that tourist facilities, roads and other constructino programmes in Burma have used forced labour and involved severe human rights abuses.
Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list (tel: 020 7324 4710)
or Tourism Concern on 020 7753 3330 or email

(http://www.loreal.com/)L'Oreal
Naturewatch has a long-standing boycott of L'Oreal due to its continued use of animal testing for cosmetics. The French multinational uses ingredients that have been tested on animals, despite public statements to the contrary. It has also been criticised for lobbying against an EU ban on animal testing for cosmetics.
Contact: Naturewatch on 01242 252 871

Lucozade (owned by GlaxoSmithKline)
for being on Ethical Consumer's list of top donors to the Republican Party. See BoycottBush for more information.

Maxwell House (owned by Altria)
for being on Ethical Consumer's list of top donors to the Republican Party. See BoycottBush for more information.

MBNA
for being on Ethical Consumer's list of top donors to the Republican Party. See BoycottBush for more information.

Microsoft
for being on Ethical Consumer's list of top donors to the Republican Party. See BoycottBush for more information.

Nestle
for its irresponsible marketing of baby milk formula which infringes the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
Contact: Baby Milk Action, 23 St Andrews St, Cambridge CB2 3AX, 01223 464420

Pakistan International Airlines
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) have launched a consumer boycott of PIA, acting on behalf of eight trade unions to pressurise the Pakistani government to stop the victimisation of aviation workers. For more information contact ITF +44(0)20 7940 9260.

Peugeot
for moving production from the UK to France and low-wage Slovakia. Contact Amicus and T&G unions for more information or ring 020 7611 2500

Procter and Gamble
for its continued use of animal testing for cosmetics, household products and pet food. Brands made by P&G include Always, Ariel, Bold, Camay, Clearasil, Crest, Daz, Dreft, Fairy, Flash, Head and Shoulders, Insignia, Milton, Napisan, Oil of Ulay, Old Spice, Pampers, Sinex, Tide, Viakal, Vidal Sassoon, Vortex and Zest.
Contact: BUAV, 16a Crane Grove, London N7 8LB (0207 700 4888)
and: Uncaged Campaigns, 9 Bailey Lane, Sheffield S1 4EG
tel: 0114 272 2220

Reckitt Benckiser
as part of a boycott of products of companies which still test household goods and their ingredients on animals.
Contact: BUAV on 0207 700 4888

Rolls-Royce
for being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma. Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710

SC Johnson
as part of a boycott of products of companies which still test household goods and their ingredients on animals.
Contact: BUAV on 0207 700 4888

Shell
until the peoples of the Ogoni region in Nigeria receive a fair share of profits from oil extraction, and are able to live in better environmental conditions.
Contact: MOSOP-UK (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People), Suite 3-4, Albion Place, Galena Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 0LT, 020 8563 8614

Starbuck's
because for every cup of coffee that it sells, farmers in coffee-growing countries such as Ethiopia earn about 2p. It has also been accused by the Industrial Workers of the World union of 'retaliatory firing' of four union organisers in the US
Contact US Organic Consumer's Association for information on the campaign for fairer terms for Ethiopian coffee farmers. More information on how to support the union can be found on by visiting the National Lawyers Guild website or telephoning (001) 212 679 5100.

Singapore Airlines
in protest against threats of government repression during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meeting. The Singapore Government had issued a warning that it was prepared to cane or imprison protestors who committed "violent crimes" during the meeting meetings, but Friends of the Earth International argued that it was very difficult to identify violent offenders in crowds.

Superdrug
for being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma. The connection is via Superdrug's parent company Cheung Kong Holdings.
Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710

Suzuki
for being on Free Burma UK's list of companies with investments in Burma.
Contact Burma Campaign UK for a full list or ring 020 7324 4710
Tarkett
due to refusing to provide evidence to prove the legal source of their merbau flooring. Without guarantees of the wood's origin, it's likely that merbau wood flooring could have come from Indonesia's last remaining rainforests.
Contact Environmental Investigation Agency for more information or ring 020 7324 4710.

Tesco
due to its escalating use of Radio Frequency identification. The tiy computer chips embedded in products or packaging allow monitoring of items which consumers normally consider private, like clothing, wallets and backpacks. Contact CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering)
also due to the sale of live turtles, tortoises and frogs in their Chinese stores. China currently has no animal welfare laws. Contact Care for the Wild International Tel. 01306 627900



Unilever
as part of a boycott of the products of companies which still test on animals. The focus of the boycott is on the testing of household products and their ingredients.
Contact: BUAV on 0207 700 4888

[Bowwowmeow]

From GlaxoSmithKline GSK
Prescription Medications Available in the UK

Adartrel ~ ropinirole hydrochloride
Agenerase ~ amprenavir
Alkeran ~ melphalan
Amoxil ~ amoxicillin
Andropatch ~ testosterone
Arixtra ~ fondaparinux sodium
Augmentin ~ amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
Avandia ~ rosiglitazone maleate
Avodart ~ dutasteride
Bactroban ~ mupirocin
Becloforte ~ beclomethasone dipropionate
Becodisks ~ beclomethasone dipropionate
Beconase Aq. Nasal Spray ~ beclomethasone dipropionate
Becotide Inhaler ~ beclomethasone dipropionate
Betnovate ~ betamethasone valerate http://www.gsk.com/common/img/space.gif
Cicatrin ~ neomycin sulphate
Combivir ~ zidovudine and lamivudine
Cutivate ~ fluticasone propionate http://www.gsk.com/common/img/space.gif
Daraprim ~ pyrimethamine
Dermovate ~ clobetasol propionate
Doralese Tiltab ~ indoramin hydrochloride http://www.gsk.com/common/img/space.gif
Efcortelan ~ hydrocortisone
Epivir ~ lamivudine
Eumovate ~ clobetasone butyrate
Flixonase ~ fluticasone propionate
Flixotide ~ fluticasone propionate
Flolan ~ epoprostenol
Floxapen ~ flucloxacillin
Fortum injection ~ ceftazidime Imigran ~ sumatriptan succinate
Imuran ~ azathioprine
Kivexa ~ abacavir/lamivudine
Lamictal tablets ~ lamotrigine
Lanoxin ~ digoxin
Lanvis ~ tioguanine
Leukeran ~ chlorambucil
Liskonum ~ lithium carbonate
Malarone ~ atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride
Mivacron ~ mivacurium chloride
Naramig ~ naratriptan hydrochloride
Nimbex ~ cisatracurium besilate
Otosporin ear drops ~ polymyxin B sulphate, neomycin sulphate, hydrocortisone
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Pentostam ~ sodium stibogluconate
Propaderm ~ beclometasone dipropionate
Puri-Nethol ~ mercaptopurine
Pylorid ~ ranitidine bismuth citrate Relenza ~ zanamivir
Requip tablets ~ ropinirole hydrochloride
Respontin nebules ~ ipratropium bromide
Retrovir ~ zidovudine
Semprex ~ acrivastine
Septrin ~ co-trimoxazole
Seretide ~ salmeterol xinofoate, fluticasone propionate
Serevent ~ salmeterol xinafoate
Seroxat ~ paroxetine hydrochloride
Tagamet ~ cimetidine
Telzir ~ fosamprenavir
Timentin ~ ticarcillin disodium / potassium clavulanate
Tracrium ~ atracurium besilate
Trimovate ~ clobetasone butyrate
Trizivir ~ abacavir sulfate/ lamivudine/zidovudineUltiva ~ remifentanil hydrochloride
Valtrex ~ valaciclovir hydrochloride
Ventodisks ~ salbutamol sulphate
Ventolin ~ salbutamol sulphate
Volmax ~ salbutamol sulphate
Wellvone ~ atovaquone
Zantac ~ ranitidine hydrochloride
Zeffix ~ lamivudine
Ziagen ~ abacavir sulfate
Zinacef ~ cefuroxime
Zinnat ~ cefuroxime axetil
Zofran ~ ondansetron hydrochloride
Zovirax ~ aciclovir
Zyban ~ bupropion hydrochloride
Zyloric ~ allopurinol

[Bowwowmeow]

From GlaxoSmithKline GSK
Prescription Medications Available in the USA

Advair ~ salmeterol, fluticasone propionate
Agenerase ~ amprenavir
Albenza ~ albendazole
Alkeran ~ melphalan
Altabax ~ retapamulin ointment
Amerge ~ naratriptan
Amoxil ~ amoxicillin
Argatroban ~ argatroban
Arixtra ~ fondaparinux sodium
Arranon ~ nelarabine
Augmentin ~ amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium
Avandamet ~ rosiglitazone maleate and metformin hydrochloride
Avandia ~ rosiglitazone maleate
Avandaryl ~ osiglitazone maleate and glimepiride
Avodart ~ dutasteride Bactroban ~ mupirocin
Beconase ~ beclomethasone dipropionate
Bexxar ~ tositumomab
Boniva ~ ibandronate sodium
Ceftin ~ cefuroxime axetil
Combivir ~ zidovudine and lamivudine
Coreg ~ carvedilol
Coreg CR ~ carvedilol phosphate
Daraprim ~ pyrimethamine
Dexedrine ~ dextroamphetamine sulfate
Digibind ~ sorbitol BP and sodium chloride BP
Dyazide ~ hydrochlorothiazide/triamtereneEpivir ~ lamivudine
Epzicom ~ abacavir sulfate and lamivudine
Flolan ~ epoprostenol sodium
Flonase ~ fluticasone propionate
Flovent ~ fluticasone propionate
Fortaz ~ ceftazidime Hycamtin ~ topotecan hydrochloride
Imitrex ~ sumatriptan succinate
Lamictal ~ lamotrigine
Lanoxin ~ digoxin
Leukeran ~ chlorambucil
Lexiva ~ fosamprenavir calcium
Lotronex ~ alosetron hydrochloride Malarone ~ atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride
Mepron ~ atovaquone
Myleran ~ busulfan
Parnate ~ tranylcypromine sulfate
Paxil ~ paroxetine hydrochloride
Relafen ~ nabumetone
Relenza ~ zanamivir
Requip ~ ropinirole hydrochloride
Retrovir ~ zidovudine
Serevent ~ salmeterol xinafoate
Tabloid ~ thioguanine
Timentin ~ ticarcillin disodium / clavulanate potassium
Trizivir ~ abacavir sulfate/ lamivudine/zidovudine
Tykerb ~ lapatinib
Valtrex ~ valacyclovir hydrochloride
Ventolin ~ albuterol
Veramyst ~ fluticasone furoate Wellbutrin ~ bupropion hydrochloride
Zantac ~ ranitidine hydrochloride
Ziagen ~ abacavir sulfate
Zinacef ~ cefuroxime (no sulfate)
Zofran ~ ondansetron hydrochloride
Zovirax ~ acyclovir
Zyban ~ bupropion hydrochloride SR

[Bowwowmeow]

From GlaxoSmithKline GSK
Consumer Products

Abreva ~ dermatological
Abtei ~ vitamins and naturals
alli ~ weight loss
Alluna ~ vitamins and naturals
Aquafresh ~ oral healthcare
Astringosol ~ oral healthcare
BC Powder ~ pain relief
Beano ~ vitamins and naturals
Beconase Allergy and Hayfever ~ allergy treatment
Beechams ~ cold and flu treatment
Binaca ~ oral healthcare
Boost ~ vitamins and nutritional healthcare
Breathe Right ~ respiratory
Cetebe ~ vitamins and naturals
Chap-et ~ lip care
Chlorhexamed ~ oral healthcare
Cholinex ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Citrucel ~ gastrointestinal
Coldrex ~ cold and flu treatment
Commit Lozenge ~ smoking cessation treatment
Committed Quitters ~ nicotine replacement therapy
Contac ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Corega ~ oral healthcare
Corsodyl ~ oral healthcare
Cortal ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Crocin ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Debrox ~ ear care
Dequadin ~ oral healthcare
Dr. Best ~ oral healthcare
Ecotrin ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Eno ~ gastrointestinal
Eumovate ~ dermatological
Eunova ~ vitamins and naturals
Fenbid ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Feosol ~ vitamins and naturals
FiberChoice ~ gastrointestinal
Flixonase Allergy ~ allergy treatment
Formigran ~ analgesic/triptan
Gaviscon ~ gastrointestinal
Geritol ~ vitamins and naturals
Gly-Oxide ~ oral healthcare
Goody's Powder ~ pain relief
Granufink ~ vitamins and naturals
Hibitane ~ anti-inflammatory
Hinds ~ dermatological
Horlicks ~ nutritional healthcare
Imigran Recovery ~ analgesic/triptan
Insto ~ eye care
Iodex ~ pain relief
Iodosan ~ cold and flu treatment Libenar ~ nasal congestion
Lactacyd ~ dermatological
Lucozade ~ nutritional healthcare
Macleans ~ oral healthcare
Maltova ~ nutritional healthcare
Medacalm ~ vitamins and naturals
Massengill ~ feminine hygiene
Mejoral ~ pain relief
NiQuitin CQ/Nicoderm CQ/Nicabate ~ nicotine replacement therapy
Nicorette ~ nicotine replacement therapy
Nytol ~ sleep aid
Oasis ~ oral healthcare
Odol ~ oral healthcare
Odol-med3 ~ oral healthcare
Os-cal ~ vitamins and naturals
Panadeine ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Panadol ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Parodontax ~ oral healthcare
Piriton ~ allergy treatment
Polident ~ oral healthcare
Polident 5 Minute ~ oral healthcare
Poligrip Ultra ~ oral healthcare
Ribena ~ nutritional healthcare
Rutinoscorbin ~ vitamins and naturals
Scott's Emulsion ~ vitamins and naturals
Sensodyne ~ oral healthcare
Shumitect ~ oral healthcare
Solpadeine ~ analgesics and respiratory tract
Sominex ~ sleep aid
Stanback ~ pain relief
Super Wernet's ~ oral healthcare
Synthol ~ oral healthcare
Tagamet ~ gastrointestinal
Targon ~ oral healthcare
Tums ~ gastrointestinal
Valda ~ vitamins and naturals
Viva ~ vitamins and natural
Vivarin ~ vitamins and naturals
Zantac ~ gastrointestinal
Zovirax ~ dermatological

[Bowwowmeow]

From GlaxoSmithKline GSK
Vaccines Available in the UK

ACWY Vax ~ meningococcal polysaccharides serogroups A, C, W135 and Y
Engerix-B ~ Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant)
Fluarix ~ influenza vaccine
Havrix ~ hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated
Hepatyrix ~ Hepatitis A (inactivated, adsorbed) and Typhoid Polysaccharide vaccine
Hiberix ~ haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
Infanrix ~ diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed
Infanrix IPV ~ diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (acellular, component) and poliomyelitis (inactivated) vaccine (adsorbed)
Poliomyelitis ~ poliomyelitis monodose vaccine live (oral)
Priorix ~ measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (live attenuated virus)
Rotarix ~ human rotavirus vaccine, live attenuated
Twinrix ~ combined hepatitis A (inactivated virus) and hepatitis B vaccine (genetically derived surface antigen)
Typherix ~ typhoid vaccine (purified polysaccharide antigen)
Varilrix ~ varicella in healthy adults and adolescents

[Bowwowmeow]

From GlaxoSmithKline GSK
Vaccines Available in the USA

Boostrix ~ tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed
Engerix-B ~ Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant)
Fluarix ~ influenza vaccine
FluLaval ~ influenza vaccine
Havrix ~ hepatitis A vaccine, inactivated
Infanrix ~ diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine adsorbed
Pediarix ~ Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Adsorbed, Hepatitis B (Recombinant) and Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Combined
Twinrix ~ combined hepatitis A (inactivated virus) and hepatitis B vaccine (genetically derived surface antigen)

[Gliondrach]

Good work, BWM, in posting all those nasty things from those drug companies.

[Bowwowmeow]

Thank you Gliondrach. Its actually a lot more trouble than simple copy and paste work. Its got to be formatted and edited, and all the active links removed. But soon we may have the most comprehensive boycott list around!

[Oracl]

Excellent! :agree: :thumbsup:

[Fauxmage]

Thank you kindly. :nanakiss:

[thevegantwins]

I'll have to find the links but I stopped going to Starbucks years ago. They sponsor rodeos. They responded to my vegan coworker's letter by stating they believe it is important to support regional cultural events. My friend's response, which was something about the fact that the American Vegan Society is located in New Jersey so will Starbucks sponsor a vegan event here, went unanswered. :shakehead:

[Bowwowmeow]

I think Starbuck's appears on one of those lists. I'll have another look.

[Bowwowmeow]

Starbuck's
because for every cup of coffee that it sells, farmers in coffee-growing countries such as Ethiopia earn about 2p. It has also been accused by the Industrial Workers of the World union of 'retaliatory firing' of four union organisers in the US
Contact US Organic Consumer's Association for information on the campaign for fairer terms for Ethiopian coffee farmers. More information on how to support the union can be found on by visiting the National Lawyers Guild website or telephoning (001) 212 679 5100.

[thevegantwins]

If anyone in the US is looking for an alternative to Starbucks coffee, Grounds for Change (www.groundsforchange.com) is a fantastic company. The tea, coffee and chocolate are all fair-trade and most are organic. We've been buying our coffee from them for over a year now. Superior product and customer service.

[my3labs]

This (http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000369) is what I remember reading about Starbucks and the rodeo thing.

[VegEd]

I did have a good look through the lists but couldnt see anything other than Colgate mentioned. Just wanted to also mention that they also now own Toms of Maine toothpaste. I know this can be a touchy subject as a good company once loved by vegans and anti testers has gone to such an obvious enemy much like the Body Shop to Loreal. Ive found many people would prefer to carry on supporting such companies as they are considered seperate from the main company, but to me its money in the same purse Id myself prefer not to support them, and much rather give Toms a sign that you cant build an ethical company of the backs of such vegans/anti vivs just to sell out to one of the worst. But Ill leave that for open discussion and just add an alternative or two. If they are in the list, or wish to add to the superlist, pls do, anything for ease of refernce, and thxs for the mass company compilation, always appreciated. :D

Toms of Maine - Owned by Colgate-Palmolive

AFAIK Kingerfisher is still solo and doing good work, and also started to use sarakan since Toms takeover. Although very odd, and a bit non foamy, it does seem to do the job. They also do mouthwash. Heres a link:
http://www.sarakan.co.uk/

[Gliondrach]

I like kingfisher.

[my3labs]

I use JASON: http://www.jason-natural.com/products/oral_care.phpJason's.

[thevegantwins]

I stopped using JASON because they were bought out by Hain Celestial who was bought out by one of the big corporations (can't recall now) who do test on animals. It gets so confusing! :dizzy: We use Nature's Gate now. As far as my research goes, Nature's Gate is still independently owned, no animal testing and no animal products and is flouride-free (for now :rolleyes:).

[Ayashi Foxtail]

There are so many names :( I just try and find the ones that are approved than try to remember all the ones that aren't!

[FatPassionFishPoet]

There are so many names :( I just try and find the ones that are approved than try to remember all the ones that aren't!

Ahaha, same! Maybe we should have an anti-boycott list - for people we shouldn't avoid?! Personally I'd find that fantastic! Or at least the 'main' people we shouldn't rule out for being cruel and heartless, etcetera.

[Gliondrach]

Do you mean people who aren't vegan but who aren't too bad? You could start a thread.

[FatPassionFishPoet]

Yeah, mixed perhaps with people who are vegan too?

Such as, we could list people like Co-op with a little message that says something like 'sells vegan food/vegan sanitary products' etc....

E.G

The Anti-Boycott Thread:

Co-op - Sells Vegan Products; such as food and sanitary products (also fairtrade!)

Teehee.

We could also add veggie/vegan resturants and cafes, like Heather Mill's V-Bites

...I might well do...I'll try and make a small list of my own and start a tread with that! Hopefully people will join in with the listing! :D

EDIT: Just thought of another thing! Charities we shouldn't be boycotting could be added too!

[Gliondrach]

Good idea. Get your thinking cap on.

[FatPassionFishPoet]

Haha, have started it! *Salutes the Vegan-Friendly*

[Gliondrach]

Yes, I've seen it. Very good. I can't think of anything to add. Yet.

[snaffler]

Yeah, mixed perhaps with people who are vegan too?

Such as, we could list people like Co-op with a little message that says something like 'sells vegan food/vegan sanitary products' etc....

E.G

The Anti-Boycott Thread:

Co-op - Sells Vegan Products; such as food and sanitary products (also fairtrade!)

Teehee.

We could also add veggie/vegan resturants and cafes, like Heather Mill's V-Bites

...I might well do...I'll try and make a small list of my own and start a tread with that! Hopefully people will join in with the listing! :D

EDIT: Just thought of another thing! Charities we shouldn't be boycotting could be added too!

I tend to use Coop when possible they make life easy with A1 labels

[FatPassionFishPoet]

Same! I love Co Op, I have to admit. Unfortunately nearby we only have two rather small ones, and no big Co Op :( But I tend to go there first if I need anything, since it's just so easy to see if the food is vegan-friendly.

...'Innocent' do really good labels now as well. The other day I was looking for one of their vegan friendly 'veggie pots', but couldn't find one...but I was really impressed because I picked up another one of their products to see if I could have it, and noticed that on the back it said something like 'sorry, not for vegans, this has milk in'. I thought that was really great! :D

[Gliondrach]

My branch of the Co-op often doesn't have what I want. For weeks they didn't have any raisins. For weeks they didn't have any soya milk.

[gabbles]

There must be a shortage of raisins because I can't get any either.