Park Slope Food Coop Animal Welfare Committee

Hello everyone! We recently had our second meeting as a full squad.  Here are our updates: Animal Testing Issues: The squad completed inventory of household products (aisle 5) The squad completed partial inventory of personal care products (aisle 4) We need to update online spreadsheet with new data and research products/companies that are still incomplete Since there are many products that are labeled "vegan", we'll be including a new column on our PSFC Product List - it will let you know whether all or some of a brand's products are vegan, since so many people are asking for this type of information (at this time we won't be reading ingredients lists for products that do NOT specify to discern whether they are vegan) We need to reach out to buyers of household and personal care items to see if there's an easier way to get inventory into our records and discuss products Please check out our PSFC Product List to check whether the products you buy

Hello readers, This post will give you an update on the new committee members and where the committee is moving forward! Meet & Greet Information Sessions: First of all, thank you to everyone who came out to the information sessions regarding the Animal Welfare Committee hosted at the PSFC in our Meeting Room.   It was great to be able to share our information and hear what you wanted to learn including which parts of animal welfare practices or standards are most confusing or concerning to you.   Kama and I were very glad to have met you all!   (So much so that I did one of these presentations on my birthday.) Meg, @ Farm Sanctuary (2004 beef cattle rescue ) What we heard at the July info sessions:   You’d like concise and easy-to-read information on food, personal care and household items Some people like the “negative message” shelf labeling idea (“ This product is tested on animals ”) and some like the “positive message” shelf labeling idea