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Weleda launches inquiry into Nazi camp skin test claims

Weleda launches inquiry into Nazi camp skin test claims

Summary

Weleda, a company known for cosmetic products, is investigating claims about its links to a Nazi concentration camp. A report alleges that the company’s cream was tested on prisoners during World War II. Weleda plans to publish the findings of this investigation in 2027.

Key Facts

  • Weleda has started a study to look into claims that its products were used in Nazi concentration camp experiments.
  • Historian Anne Sudrow claims Weleda got materials from a garden in the Dachau camp.
  • There are allegations that a Weleda cream was tested on prisoners to see if it could prevent hypothermia.
  • An SS doctor reportedly used the cream on prisoners in experiments between 1942 and 1943.
  • A previous report found no evidence that the cream was tested on prisoners.
  • Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp, with about 200,000 prisoners and over 40,000 deaths.
  • Weleda's investigation is being conducted by the Society for Corporate History and will report its findings in 2027.
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