Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

Thank you for your inquiry. I have emailed the U.S. and this would be the response that I have received.

Contact lenses are classified as medical devices and therefore are regulated by the FDA. Current laws administered by FDA, including the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act are intended to ensure product safety and effectiveness, thereby protecting consumer health. These laws place responsibility on FDA to ensure that medical devices are safe and effective. Animal testing by manufacturers seeking to market new products is often necessary to establish product safety. Therefore when required by the FDA, CooperVision must follow these guidelines. You may wish to visit http://www.fda.gov for more information regarding FDA's position on animal testing and medical devices.

Sincerely,



Coopervision Canada Corp.

I guess Lasik's always a vegan option.

Thanks for your interest in CIBA VISION products and contacting us. We are always interested in consumer questions and happy to be of assistance.
CIBA Vision has invested a great deal of effort to eliminate animal testing during its routine product development process. Our innovative research methods involve testing our products on cells, not animals. Certain regulatory authorities still require certain animal tests as part of their product approval processes. The majority of the animal testing that CIBA Vision does is to fulfill these requirements.

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CIBA VISION Professional Affairs / Patient Relations