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API Consumer Brands

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Healthcare, pharmaceuticals & skin care

New Zealand based manufacturer of health & beauty products. Owned by Australian-based pharmaceutical company, API, owner of Priceline.

Company Ownership

API Consumer Brands   NZL     website   email      
  Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   
   owns 100% of API Consumer Brands  
AUS     website   email      

Pharmaceutical and toiletry wholesaling and retail

API has four core business operations - pharmaceutical distribution, manufacturing, retail pharmacy brands and hospital and medical distribution. API established as a chemists' co-operative in 1910 and listed on the ASX on 16 June 1997. The API retail pharmacy banner groups are Priceline, Soul Pattinson, and Pharmacist Advice.

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Company Assessment

PRAISE CRITICISM INFORMATION
API Consumer Brands
Animals Animal welfare claims
This company's Only Good brand claims to be palm oil free and not tested on animals, but it lacks the relevant third party accreditations to back up their claims.
[Source 2018][More on Animal Rights]
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
Business Ethics 31/100 SAM Rank
This company received a SAM Rank of 31/100 in the Health Care Providers & Services category of the 2018 SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The index is based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
[Source 2018][More on Sustainability Reporting]
Social Breaching advertising codes
In 2013 and 2012 the Therapeutic Goods Administration's Complaints Resolution Panel upheld complaints about ads by this company on the grounds that they breached advertising codes. The Panel requested this company withdraw the ads and not to use representations in the ads again.
[Source 2013][More on Irresponsible Marketing]

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Company Details

Company Structure Wholly-owned subsidiary

Contact Details

Address Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand
Email sales@api.net.nz
Website www.api.net.nz

Products / Brands

API Consumer Brands
Health Basics Bodywash/Shower Gel
Only Good Bodywash/Shower Gel
Only Good Hand Wash/Sanitiser


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