Questions tagged [labeling]
Nutrition fact labels, allergen warnings, certification programs, and legislation about labelling.
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Foreign food packaging: translated ingredient list is wildly incorrect and non-veg: how is this allowed?
I wanted to raise a warning, but also a question for something I've seen happen a couple a times already on food packaging of imported Chinese food products:
The list of ingredients in the translated ...
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Are these fairtrade chocolates vegetable-product or do they contain non-veg elements?
We eat vegetables and milk.
And we do NOT eat eggs, fish, meat or any animal product.
Are these two chocolates made up of milk + vegetables or do they contain any non-veg elements as stated above?
I'...
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How to prepare beans and pulses
I have been buying 'Quick Soup Mix' in my local health food store for many years.
(Green split peas, Whole green lentils, Yellow split peas, Red split lentils, Pearl barley, Barley flakes)
The ...
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Which ingredient in Cornitos Nacho Chips contains milk?
Cornitos Nacho Chips' (barbeque flavour) ingredients seem to be completely vegan, but it says just below, "Contains Soya and Milk Products".
Is it a misprint or does a ingredient contain milk?
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Why is Co-op Fairtrade Dark Chocolate not vegan?
I am looking at a bar of Co-op Fairtrade Dark Chocolate. It is labelled as suitable for vegetarians but not vegans. The reason is not obvious to me. Here are the listed ingredients:
Sugar, Cocoa ...
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Why does this vegan chocolate have cholesterol?
If I am not wrong, this chocolate is vegan. And I also know that vegan foods do not contain cholesterol.
So why does it say it has 1mg cholesterol?
Thank you.
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Benefits for the used animals when producing according to the EU Eco regulation?
In 2010, the EU introduced an organic certification label for agricultural products that meet the criteria of the EU Eco regulation.
Alice doesn’t want to avoid animal products, but she wants to ...
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Food ingredients (in the EU) where it’s uncertain whether they are vegan or not
In the European Union, what are the ingredients (as listed on the labels of packaged food products) where it’s uncertain whether they are vegan or non-vegan?
So I’m not asking about ingredients that ...
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Are foods with zero cholesterol always vegan?
I've developed this quick trick after reading a lot of food labels.
If the nutrition label says it contains any cholesterol, it's definitely not vegan.
This is based on the idea that cholesterol ...
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Can I tell whether E-numbered food additives are animal derived?
Cadbury Oreo Chocolate flavor contains E322 as an emulsifier. I searched on the net and found that it can be plant or animal derived. So how do I know whether this product is vegan or not?
And can ...
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Is Kellogg's Chocos cereal vegan?
It contains
Wheat solids (62.6%) {Whole Wheat Flour (31.3%),
Wheat Flour (31.3%)},
Sugar,
Cocoa Solids (5.4%),
Minerals,
Edible Vegetable Oil (Palmolein),
Malt Extract,
Iodized Salt,
Color (INS ...
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How do you identify cheese made with animal rennet?
The process of turning milk into cheese involves using an enzyme called chymosin. Traditionally in the West, chymosin was obtained from rennet, a substance extracted from the stomachs of dead baby ...
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Are there any countries besides India where it is mandatory to mark food products that contain animal-derived ingredients?
In India, it is mandatory to mark all food products (including toothpaste) to show whether they are free (or not) of animal-derived contents, using a green dot if they have no animal-derived content ...
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Distinguishing vegan from non-vegan candles?
Candles can be made of various ingredients. How can commercial candles be identified as vegan based on the list of ingredients? Are there ways to check whether unmarked (e.g. homemade) candles are ...
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What is the standard way for conveying vegan and vegetarian as separate icons?
I am working on a menu website project, one of the requirements is to have an icon for Vegetarian and an icon for Vegan. During my research I couldn't find any sort of definitive answer as to 'XXX is ...
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Is there a list of which UK E-Numbers aren't vegetarian or vegan?
I often see lots of E-Numbers in ingredient lists and I know some probably aren't vegetarian, and some definitely aren't vegan.. Especially as all ofthem seem to be made out of crushed up bugs! They ...
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Can products labeled as "produced in factory that handles milk" be considered vegan?
I know about some vegetarian labeled products that do not contain any non-vegan substances per se, they are just being produced in factories that produce other products which, in turn, contain dairy ...
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How to identify a vegan supplement?
If I am considering supplements to balance my dietary intake, how do I identify if they are vegan?
To clarify, if I have altered my diet to eliminate eating animals, how can I be sure that my ...
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Where can vegetarians and vegans demand changes to the legislation regarding labeling of goods?
One of the biggest problems I as a consumer face when shopping is that often there is no clear labeling of whether food classifies as being vegetarian or vegan.
While this problem is getting better ...
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Are there certification labels that ensure a product is really vegan?
It could depend on country legislation, but I saw that some products that claim to be organic can not be at 100%. This is very frequent in hypermarkets/superstores with products of their own brand to ...
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Hidden non-vegetarian or vegan ingredients
I imagine there's a (hopefully) short list of items that may appear innocuous on a food label which are in fact of animal origin in same way. Ones I'm aware of include casein (to clarify beer) and ...
