The Incredible Veggie Roadshow Cheltenham 26th September
Date: 2009-09-04
Saturday 26th Sep, 10.30am-4.30pm The Incredible Veggie Roadshow Town Hall, Cheltenham Everything you ever wanted to know about going, being or staying veggie/vegan. A brilliant family day out, there will be food tastings, cookery demonstrations, talks, free diet and health advice, stalls, competitions, beauty products, books, vegan food products, information and campaign news. FREE entry. See http://www.viva.org.uk/roadshows09/cheltenham.html
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Sainsbury's is dropping vegan labelling
Wasn't it great that Sainsbury's were labelling their own brand products vegan if they were? Well, now it seems they won't be.
The best course of action would be to tell them how useful it was, how it affected our shopping habits, and how disappointed we are that they will no longer be doing so. Let's all ask them to reconsider, as maybe we just didn't say how much we appreciated it enough. There are many ways to contact Sainsbury's, but a written communication is most likely to get passed on.
Read more in jonnynexus.livejournal.com/275628.html
Sainsbury's have now issued a statement apologising for any confusion and reiterating its policy on vegan labelling as:
"It is Sainsbury's policy to label products that are suitable for vegans, as 'suitable for vegetarians and vegans', using the Sainsbury's vegetarian and vegan logo.
The only exceptions are those groups of products which are obviously vegan (and where our vegan customers have indicated that labelling is unnecessary). Examples include plain waters, unseasoned flours, plain fruit and veg. The position of the logo on packs may differ from product to product due to different pack formats and the presence of other key customer messages."
It is not known whether the company have backtracked on their initial plans of removing labelling or whether it was a genuine mistake on their part. Irrespective of whether it was a mistake or the company are backtracking, it can only be welcome news that vegan consumer power would appear to have been successful.
In an era when more people are turning to an ethical and healthier diet it is important that companies and supermarkets provide packaging that takes into account the increasing numbers of people turning to a non animal based diet. The direction that Sainsbury’s were allegedly going to take would have been a retrograde step and could have set a dangerous precedent.
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