Vegetarian Star

Activism works. And sometimes it works quite quickly.

Last month, we brought you the news about Lipton conducting animal tests with its teas in an effort to prove the beverage treated several ailments like high cholesterol and bowel issues. Unilever, the parent company of Lipton, has made the announcement it is no longer conducting these tests on animals, which included specifically breeding the animals to have certain medical conditions and purposely exposing them to toxins to see if Lipton tea would cure these conditions.

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Tea has been around for centuries. So why would Lipton conduct research on animals to examine its safety?

It was all a plan to prove bogus health claims made by the company that failed to show any evidence of being accurate.

According to PETA, investigators subjected animals to the following experiments:

Rabbits: “fed a high-fat, cholesterol-laden diet, leading to extreme hardening of the arteries. They were then fed tea to see if it affected the lesions that formed on the animals’ arteries. After the experiment, the rabbits’ heads were cut off.”

Mice: “bred to suffer from a painful bowel inflammation were fed tea ingredients in order to see if the tea had any effect on their condition. After the test, experimenters killed the mice by suffocating them or breaking their necks.”

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Stars flocked to the Lipton Green Vitali Tea Gift Lounge, which celebrated the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards during September 19 and 20. The event was produced by On 3 Productions, and was held backstage at the Nokia Theatre.

Entourage star Perry Reeves revealed she loves drinking green tea-which is only a small part of her bigger health regime.

“I drink a lot of green tea, and I’ve been a vegetarian all my life,” Perry said. “It’s so important to keep healthy.”

If you’re looking to add green tea to  your life, why not search for a Fair Trade certified brand and help yourself and the producers of the product.

via lastheplace.com

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