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QuidelOrtho Corporation manufactures and markets in vitro diagnostic products, including immunoassay and molecular testing systems. Its product portfolio includes veterinary diagnostics, such as the VETSCAN line of analyzers and consumables used in animal blood testing. The company's subsidiary, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., is a supplier of dry slide consumables used in animal testing analyzers like the Catalyst One.
The company states in its public governance and sustainability disclosures that it does not undertake or outsource any animal testing. However, its core business involves producing and selling the equipment, reagents, and consumables that enable animal testing at scale within veterinary and research laboratories. This commercial activity falls under the commercial exploitation of animals, as the company's revenue is derived from products designed for use in animal testing.
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