Comments on: Vegan Beware!

By: LB

LB — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:37:35 +0000

The lactic acid in this product is sourced from milk.

By: Lane

Lane — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:51:37 +0000

Hi Samantha,
Agreed. It’s amazing to find out what ingredients are in some things that you’d never expect.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:19:03 +0000

I hate it when things like that happen when there is no reason at all to put milk in it. I mean, milk in OLIVES!? Come on!
At least it said so instead of just reading “lactic acid” & you have to just chuck it all together in the chance that the lactic acid comes from milk.

By: lane

lane — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:27:27 +0000

Thanks Cocteau Boy,
Yes, the VRG site could use a revamp. But there’s still plenty of info there that is valuable. A lot of the nutritional info is still valid since the 90s.
Yes, I do remember the beef tallow thing with the french fries, and how people complained that the fries weren’t as good after the change over. I’ve been doing some research on fast food options. McDonald’s doesn’t seem to be too interested in catering to vegans. — We’re not the target demographic!

By: CocteauBoy

CocteauBoy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:09:02 +0000

That Vegetarian Resource Group site really needs to be updated… I don’t think it’s been touched since the late 90′s. The MacDonald’s fries thing is just one outdated detail. They CLAIM to have stopped using lard in their “flavoring” ever since they were attacked by the Hindi a long time ago (remember that?)

Great blog!!!

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By: lane

lane — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:33:43 +0000

Hi Tanya,
I will talk to the store manager about the olives next time I’m there. However, generally they tend to mark things as “may contain” or “processed in…” as opposed to “contains.” The fact that the label is worded this way certainly implies that this is not an item processed in a factory which handles milk products.
Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll follow up next time I’m there.
– Lane

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:01:37 +0000

I think it probably depends where you draw the line– if your olives were processed in a factory where they handle milk products, they’re legally required to mark it whether or not the product actually contains milk, just in case someone’s super-sensitive– peanuts, soy, and a few other products are like that, too. I’d talk to the store about it.