Is Refreshers ethical and cruelty-free?
Not really — Refreshers fails 1 of the 4 ethics signals we track, including its animal-testing position, and holds no third-party certification we can verify.
Refreshers is a brand of fruit-flavored soft candies, primarily known for its chewy, sugar-coated sweets, produced by the UK-based confectionery company Tangerine Confectionery (owned by the Valeo Foods Group). The brand has no major controversies on record but lacks prominent third-party certifications and has limited public commitments to sustainability and animal testing policies.
The evidence, signal by signal
Cruelty-freeunverified
No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.
Vegan optionsunverified
We have not verified certified vegan formulations for this brand.
Sells in mainland Chinaunverified
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
Third-party certifiedflagged
No independent certifications recorded on the products we track.
Public pledges: Valeo Foods Group has made general commitments to reduce packaging waste and improve recyclability across brands, including Refreshers, but no specific brand-level targets are publicly available.
Scored with our public methodology. Profile last updated 2026-10-02.
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Is Refreshers ethical? FAQs
Is Refreshers cruelty-free?+
No third-party cruelty-free certification found on the products we track.
Does Refreshers have vegan products?+
We have not verified certified vegan formulations for this brand.
Does Refreshers sell in mainland China?+
We have not confirmed this brand's mainland China distribution.
What is Refreshers's ethics score?+
Refreshers averages —/100 across 0 products we score on certifications, sourcing, labour, packaging and transparency.
What are the best alternatives to Refreshers?+
See our full list of ethical alternatives to Refreshers for better-scoring options in the same categories.