Editing Veganism (section)

===Other products and farming practices===
{{See also|Vegan organic agriculture}}
A concern is the case of medications, which are routinely tested on animals to ensure they are effective and safe,<ref name=FDAdrugs>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm143534.htm|title=The FDA's Drug Review Process: Ensuring Drugs Are Safe and Effective|date=24 November 2017|publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314011521/https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/ucm143534.htm|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> and may also contain animal ingredients, such as [[lactose]], [[gelatine]], or [[stearate]]s.<ref name=VSmedications/> There may be no alternatives to prescribed medication or these alternatives may be unsuitable, less effective, or have more adverse side effects.<ref name=VSmedications/> Experimentation with laboratory animals is also used for evaluating the safety of vaccines, food additives, cosmetics, household products, workplace chemicals, and many other substances.<ref name=NRC2004>{{cite book |date= 2004|title= Science, Medicine, and Animals. Safety Testing |chapter= Safety Testing |url= https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK24645/ |location= Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US) |publisher= National Research Council (US) Committee to Update Science, Medicine, and Animals}}</ref> Vegans may avoid certain vaccines, such as the [[flu vaccine]], which is commonly produced in chicken eggs.<ref name=flublok/> An effective alternative, Flublok, is widely available in the United States.<ref name="flublok">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_flublok-vaccine.htm|title=Flublok Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine|date=14 December 2017|publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314013058/https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/vaccine/qa_flublok-vaccine.htm|archive-date=14 March 2018|url-status=live|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

Farming of fruits and vegetables may include [[fertilizer|fertilizing]] the soil with [[animal manure]] {{ndash}} even on [[organic farm]]s,<ref name="charles">{{cite web |author1=Dan Charles |title=Organic farmers bash FDA restrictions on manure use |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/11/21/246386290/organic-farmers-bash-fda-restrictions-on-manure-use |publisher=NPR |access-date=4 January 2021 |date=21 November 2013}}</ref> possibly causing a concern to vegans for ethical or environmental reasons.<ref name="barkham">{{cite news |last=Barkham |first=Patrick |title={{-'}}We're humus sapiens': the farmers who shun animal manure |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/12/were-humus-sapiens-the-farmers-who-shun-animal-manure |access-date=14 January 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=12 January 2019}}</ref> [[Animal-free agriculture|"Vegan" (or "animal-free") farming]] uses plant compost only.<ref name=barkham/>

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