Does Equal Exchange test on animals?
Equal Exchange does not conduct or commission animal testing for any of its food or beverage products.
Animal testing rarely happens at the brand's own bench. The questions that decide the answer are whether suppliers test, whether the parent company tests, and whether the brand sells through channels that can require post-market testing.
The evidence behind the answer
Cruelty-freeverified
Equal Exchange does not conduct or commission animal testing for any of its food or beverage products.
Sells in mainland Chinaverified
The brand does not sell through channels that require mainland China post-market testing.
Scored with our public methodology.
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Equal Exchange: frequently asked
Does Equal Exchange test on animals?+
Equal Exchange does not conduct or commission animal testing for any of its food or beverage products.
Equal Exchange: Cruelty-free?+
Equal Exchange does not conduct or commission animal testing for any of its food or beverage products.
Equal Exchange: Vegan options?+
The vast majority of the range is vegan, including all coffees, teas, and most dark chocolates.
Equal Exchange: Sells in mainland China?+
The brand does not sell through channels that require mainland China post-market testing.
Equal Exchange: Third-party certified?+
We record 6 distinct certifications across this brand's products.
What is Equal Exchange's ethics score?+
Equal Exchange averages 96.3/100 across 3 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.