ACRES & STOC ENDANGERED SPECIES-FRIENDLY
TCM LABELLING SCHEME.

On the 1st March 2006, ACRES and the Singapore TCM Organisations Committee (STOC) launched a joint scheme, the “ACRES & STOC Endangered Species-Friendly TCM Labelling Scheme”, which aims to end the trade in endangered species for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Singapore.

This labeling scheme is funded by the Animals Asia Foundation.

The labelling scheme aims to discourage the selling of endangered species for TCM. TCM shops committed to not selling endangered species products will receive the “ACRES & STOC Endangered Species-Friendly TCM Label” to place at the entrance of the shop, advertising that no endangered species products are for sale. Acres urges the public to only patronise shops with this label.

At the launch of the scheme, Mr. Lee Tiong Sa, Chairman of STOC said:

“STOC and its members have been in support of the protection of endangered species. However, there still seems to have trading activities of endangered species product in the market. By participating in this labeling scheme, we can create more awareness of the need to protect endangered species among the traders as well as the general customers. This also reaffirms our commitment to the cause.”

TCM plays an important role in providing complementary health care to Singaporeans. It is part of a great historical tradition and the culture of many Chinese Singaporeans and must be preserved. We look forward to working together with STOC towards the eradication of the illegal use of endangered species in TCM in Singapore and the promotion on herbal alternatives to products such as bear bile.


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218 Companies have signed on to the scheme with 325 shops carrying the label in their shop.
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