BATH & BODY WORKS INC

Bath & Body Works manufactures and sells personal care and home fragrance products, a category where animal testing for safety is a common industry practice. The company states it does not conduct animal testing itself. However, to sell its products in mainland China, it must submit to mandatory animal testing required by Chinese law for imported cosmetics. This means the company’s products are tested on animals by Chinese authorities as a condition of market access, constituting commercial exploitation of animals at scale.

The company’s packaging carries a “not tested on animals” label, but this claim is contradicted by its market presence in China. Its corporate statements express a commitment to eliminating animal testing worldwide while acknowledging the use of non-animal methods “where accepted by local regulations.” This positions the company as complying with, and thus financially supporting, a regulatory regime that mandates animal testing. Cruelty Free Investors, which tracks corporate animal welfare policies, has moved Bath & Body Works from a “grey area” to its list of companies whose products are subject to animal testing.