shaheediyan Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 For vegetarians who enjoy chocolate bars.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6653175.stm Mars starts using animal products Masterfoods' brands are household names Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians. Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products. Masterfoods said the change was due to it switching the sourcing of its ingredients and the admission was a "principled decision" on its part. The Vegetarian Society said the company's move was "incomprehensible". 'Extremely disappointed' Masterfoods said it had started using rennet from 1 May and non-affected products had a "best before date" up to 1 October. Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step Vegetarian Society Rennet, a chemical sourced from calves' stomachs, is used in the production of whey. It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars. "If the customer is an extremely strict vegetarian, then we are sorry the products are no longer suitable, but a less strict vegetarian should enjoy our chocolate," said Paul Goalby, corporate affairs manager for Masterfoods. The Vegetarian Society said it was "extremely disappointed". "At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step," it said in a statement. "Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves," it added. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akalisodhi Posted May 14, 2007 Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 shouldnt eat chocolates... they make u tubby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guv Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars. Naheeeeeeeen!! Didn't Mars have egg in it anyway? So any veggies who check ingredients wouldn't have eaten it anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted May 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Author: Charan Dhoor Date: 05-15-07 04:50 Products which contain whey Derived from Animal Rennet Bounty Dark/Milk Celebrations Flyte Galaxy Ripple Galaxy Minstrels Galaxy Block/ Caramel/ Fruit and Hazelnut/ Hazelnut Galaxy Promises Cocoa Crisp/Caramel Crunch/ Roast Hazelnut/ Rich Coffee Maltesers Original/White Mars original Mars Delight Mars Planets Milky Way/ Crispy Rolls/ Magic Stars Revels Snickers Topic Tracker Chocolate Chip/ Forest Fruit/ Lemon/ Roasted Nut Twix Products Which Are Not Suitable For Vegetarians M &M's All Varieties Skittles Sours/Rainbow FAQ- What is the origin of the food colouring Carmine (E120)? Carmine is the natural Red Colour extracted from Cocjneal insects 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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