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Sourcing

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Testing language

“Tested,” “we found” and similar first-person claims are reserved for work completed by our team under documented conditions.

Corrections

Factual errors are corrected as soon as verified. Substantive revisions update the page’s modified date.

Animal welfare

We do not recommend products or methods that depend on avoidable pain, fear or unsafe restraint.