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| Thumbs down for Nestle in the UK. |
If there's one thing worse than companies being too lazy to
label products vegetarian or vegan (something that should be compulsory by
law), its companies like Nestlé changing the ingredients in popular products
without any notice.
Yes, Nestlé have free from lists http://www.nestle.co.uk/nutritionhealthwellness/specialdietaryneeds
but who
wants to have to look up the latest list from every single company whenever
they go shopping?
How can you trust these lists when the products that look to have only vegetarian ingredients (hey, we end up examining them with a magnifying glass) and that ARE LISTED AS VEGETARIAN on store websites have hidden animal ingredients?
How can you trust these lists when the products that look to have only vegetarian ingredients (hey, we end up examining them with a magnifying glass) and that ARE LISTED AS VEGETARIAN on store websites have hidden animal ingredients?
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| NOT VEGETARIAN |
In Nestlés case, it's their Black Magic chocolates and
their After Eight Mints that are no longer vegetarian (After Eights were once
vegan).
A staple gift for many vegetarians at Christmas, an elderly friend of mine who's vegetarian, got a shock when she asked me to check if After Eight dinner mints were vegetarian and I discovered after a lot of research that After Eight Mints were both were no longer suitable for vegetarians.
A staple gift for many vegetarians at Christmas, an elderly friend of mine who's vegetarian, got a shock when she asked me to check if After Eight dinner mints were vegetarian and I discovered after a lot of research that After Eight Mints were both were no longer suitable for vegetarians.
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| NOT VEGETARIAN |
Here's where it gets even more confusing. According to an ingredient list on http://isitveggie.com/nestle/ some Black Magic chocolates are vegetarian. It doesn't say that on the
box and they're not in the Nestle vegetarian list.
Look at the ingredients on Black Magic and its difficult to tell what ingredients they contain that no longer make them vegetarian. And, there's more confusion. Strawberry ones are veggie,
but not orange ones, apparently. None are vegan.
Cue confused face, or Nestlé boycott.
According to their updated October, 2015 list, "After
Eight Bitesize Dark Chocolate Mints" are vegetarian, but not a box of
After Eights Mints. Wonder what genius came up with that? Doh!
TIP - Some of the big supermarkets like Morrison's, the
Co-Op and Asda make their own brand after dinner mints that are vegan. They're
cheaper than After Eight's and there's no hidden nasties in them.
Always check the label before you buy. If you're in the UK, look for Vegetarian Society Approved and Vegan Society logo.
Here's the Nestle OCTOBER 2015 vegetarian list
Here's their vegan list
You can complain to Nestle on Twitter by clicking HERE
Twitter @Nestle_UK_IRE
Consumer Services careline free on 00800 6378 5385 or 0800
00 00 30.
Consumer Services, Nestlé UK Ltd, Haxby Road , York , YO91 1XY
Online form https://www.nestle.co.uk/getintouch/emailme
In Conclusion - Me, I wouldn't touch Nestlé and their products with a ten
foot pole for treating vegetarians and vegans and other shoppers with utter
contempt and because of the Nestlé boycott (see below).
And that's how veggiegirl2011 sees it.
TIP - Also, watch out for After Eight Delicious Dark Chocolate and Mint Flavoured Desserts 4 x 70g they contain beef gelatine. Who wants ground down animal bone and muscle straight from the slaughterhouse floor in their dessert?
The Nestle boycott
Nestlé is the target of a boycott because it contributes to
the unnecessary death and suffering of infants around the world by aggressively
marketing baby foods in breach of international marketing standards.
Read about it here http://www.babymilkaction.org/nestlefree
