Is there a way vegetarians can come together...?!
Is there a way vegetarians can come together...?
... to make ALL companies label whether every single item of food is vegetarian or not?
Maybe a petition or something, any ideas?
Answers:
No, don't agree.
I'm veggie and don't think companies should have to tell me if something is suitable for veggies. If they want to, great and i will reward them by buying the stuff, but we should not force it on them. I'd rather do business with people that care about my belief rather than legislation forcing them to label it up.
Shall we include coelliacs, vegans, fruitarians etc...where would it stop
i appreciate your sentiment, but just trying to look at the wider picture
Eat more meat.
o my god, you cant be seriouce.
what a waist of life time.
go cow sittin' and doent let people make hambergers out of him. ahahahhahaahaah
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That would be good - no ideas though , here in South Africa ,products are labelled quite well so there is not much problems.
I agree.
Unfortunately, I don't have ideas.:(
Well... There are 300 Million people living in the United States, research has shown that 1% of those are Vegetarian's.
That would be 3 Million, although that is a very large number, it is far from a majority.
Read your labels, best you can do!
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Why can't you just read the ingredients? It's not that difficult to figure out if something's vegetarian or not. If you see chicken boullion or ground beef in the ingredients my guess is that it is not vegetarian.
I guess you're talking, here, about how nutrition labels don't tell the whole story for everyone?
For example, the notion that the powdered sugar you buy at the supermarket isn't vegetarian because animal bone meal is used in processing.
Thing is, not all vegetarians agree on the importance of this sort of thing. Many people do vegetarianism for the perceived health benefits or as a kind of weight reduction diet, and to them the question of using animal products is unimportant--many don't mind wearing animal products or using them cosmetically so long as their food is primarily meat-free.
Realistically, food packaging companies are loathe to make any changes in labelling (they howl about how many millions of dollars it will cost to change the print on the back of the box), so only a federal FDA regulation would work.
Hi there
Because a lot of people, mostly naive, some nimrods, don't care about vegetarians or the rights of anyone outside their circle of friends and family, you're going to have to go the allergy route on this.
I suggest putting together a project, a website or blog, and do some market research to find out how many people have dairy allergies, cochineal allergies, shellfish allergies, aspirin allergies. There are so many e-numbers now which are classified as unsuitable for children.
Many brands now have "Contains milk, egg" etc, which is very helpful. But perhaps if there was a link between bone char and human health, whereby perhaps the final sugar product may possible be tainted in someway that could have an adverse effect on humans, you'll probably have a good argument for the FDA to start forcing companies to declare the sugar as being from bone char. Interestingly, gelatin is often declared as "gelatin (from pork)" or "gelatin (from beef)". So a company declaring a sugar as being from bone char could so something similar.
Maybe it is worth speaking to Jewish websites to see how they feel about sugar, as what if the bone char has come from an animal that was not kosher? (Does kosher sugar come from bone char at all?) If this would then be an issue, maybe something can be said to the FDA, as this then becomes a religious issue that they should be addressing. That said, what about vegetarian Buddhists and Hindhus? Surely they object to sugar coming from bone char (especially Hindus, where the bone char may have come from a cow). The "sugar (from bone char)" statement would then not only be protecting vegans and vegetarians, but also other beliefs/special diets.
The Vegan Society is usually always in talks about labelling, so maybe you could contact them to see how you could help?
I agree with you my girlfriend recently read a book that described all the colourings and preservatives that also have animal products in them, although most vegy friendly products do have a convenient V symbol an the package but I agree everything should have this.
Here in the UK, many if not most companies label if their food is suitable for vegetarians or vegans. The supermarket I usually shop at labels all of their own brand products, and the little leaf is right on the front of the package, which I like. Coincidentally or not, it seems like a lot more packaged and prepared foods seem to be veg over here as compared to the States. I mean, I can get vegan gluten-free store brand cookies in almost any supermarket.
As for people who think reading ingredients is all it takes...lots of times manufacturers use terms like "natural flavoring" or "natural coloring" to describe products of animal origin. Sometimes I see a product that seems like it should be vegan, but is only labeled as suitable for vegetarians and the only thing I can figure is that the vinegar came from non-vegan wine or something like that.
I think that what the Vegetarian and Vegan Societies are already doing with their seals of approvals is the best way we have to get companies to label their products. You can also try writing to various companies to ask them to consider using the seals. My hunch is that a lot don't because they fear a drop in sales if previously unsuspecting people figure out what's in their products.
Check out this site for a lot of big brand foods that are "accidentally vegan."
i think it is a great idea...i would sign any petition concerning this issue.....