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New Chocolate Bars Stocked At Honest To Goodness
A note from Honest To Goodness over there on the Wirral on some yummy (vegan) chocolate bars they now sell: Twilight – Vegan Mars Bar A rich, fluffy, chocolately nougat topped with a layer of thick, buttery-tasting caramel all wrapped up in a creamy, rice-milk, chocolately coating. Jokerz – Vegan Snickers Bar Layers of dry [...]
Upcoming Event: The London Vegan Festival
What ? The annual London Vegan Festival Where ? Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 (underground – High Street Kensington) When ? Sunday 7th September 2008 11.00am to 8.00pm More info: Originally called the National Vegan Festival, the London Vegan Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Highlights include comedian Andrew O’Neill, renowned musicians [...]
Mars USA Funding Tests On Animals ?
Last year we had extensive coverage of the Mars debacle. Quick reminder for those too lazy to click the link: Masterfoods, the makers of Mars products decided to change their recipes and include ingredients from animals. [Namely rennet] and this decision provoked a massive outcry and because of this Mars backed down and issued an [...]
Coming up on December the 8th – Vegan Xmas Food Fair
A REMINDER » » Saturday December 8th is going to be a very busy day for any ScouseVeggie’s involved… It starts with the Reindeer Run, then the Vegan Fair and in the evening the annual ScouseVeg Xmas Dinner. DECEMBER 8TH 2007 Reindeer Run and the Christmas Vegan Fair. The Reindeer Run will be held at [...]
Why rock won’t save the planet
An op ed by George Marshall in Thursday’s Guardian: “…Live Earth will undoubtedly create a buzz and interest around climate change. But I do not believe it will produce significant change because it fundamentally misunderstands the challenge. The reason we are not doing enough about climate change is not because we don’t know about it, [...]
Cadbury guilty over salmonella scare
People are going to think that we are obsessed with chocolate… Via Metro.co.uk » Cadbury guilty over salmonella scare Friday, June 15, 2007 Chocolate giant Cadbury today pleaded guilty to hygiene charges relating to a salmonella scare last summer. More than 1million chocolate bars had to be recalled when news of a possible health risk [...]
Chocolate bars and African conficts
It doesn’t end ! I thought that I’d not be seeing the word “Mars” again now that all that debacle has gone through. But I was wrong. A news item via the Independent Online about how the purchase of cocoa from Africa might be helping rebels fight wars in Africa: Chocoholics may be funding war [...]
Bristol Vegan Fayre Notices
A couple of press releases to push next weekend’s (June 9th&10th) Bristol Vegan Fayre: Vegan Willy Wonka Warns of Vegan Diet Dangers Prior to Presenting an Environmental Award at World’s Biggest Vegan Fayre A leading UK dairy free organic chocolate manufacturer has gone mental – environmental. Plamil foods factory in Folkestone is now run on [...]
Another bigmouth strikes again…
… this time the bloke who review cars for a living weighs in with his opinion about vegetarianism and the environment. Via the Sunday Times: Save the planet, eat a vegan June 3, 2007/Jeremy Clarkson “Good news. It seems that your car and your fondness for sunken light bulbs in every alcove are not warming [...]
Masterfoods/Mars Roundup
Another story update about all that Mars debacle. The final word on this from the chaps over at MarsCampaign.org » Mars have released a listing of products which have been confirmed as Suitable For Vegetarians – Including the “Best Before†dates of each product. Any product with a date equal to or later than those [...]
Masterfoods and the vegetarianisation of food
Found an excellent commentary by Jess Halliday, the editor of FoodNavigator.com and former editor of NutraIngredients.com. She looks at the whole Masterfoods debacle and at the resulting backlash by veggies at their stupid decision and it serves as a warning to any other food companies that you should not discount any consumers – especially vegetarians [...]
The Mars debacle still continues…
As I mentioned the other day, it is still not safe for veggies to eat any Masterfoods products again just yet. The Guardian follows up on the above linked story: Mars backs down but vegetarians left baffled Paul Lewis Monday May 21, 2007 The Guardian The company behind some of Britain’s top-selling chocolate bars has [...]
