• mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    I know it’s daft but is there a legal definition of vegetarian food? If not then why would one exist for vegan?

    • HipPriest@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Well really there should be one for both to avoid false marketing.

      I don’t know if there’s one for vegetarian though

    • Tenebris Nox@feddit.uk
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      1 year ago

      I would imagine that people with severe lacto-intolerance would need it most. Actual vegans - for ethical reasons - will find this incredibly horrifying.

      Saying all that, though, I remember listening to a programme on the radio about how there was no definition of (cows) milk. At that time there were 50 or so different liquids containing all sorts of ingriedients that called themselves cows milk.

      • devnev@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        People with allergies will be looking out for allergen labelling. Veganism and vegetarianism aren’t allergies and some people will have no issues with traces.