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Mars bar loses its veggie status(BBC article…14^th May)

The Vegetarian Society has condemned Masterfoods for putting animal-based products in its chocolate bars such as Mars, Snickers, Bounty and Twix.

Masterfoods wrote to the society saying it could no longer guarantee that its products do not contain animal rennet.

"Many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of calves," the society said.

Products with a best before date up to 1 October are suitable for vegetarians.

The Vegetarian Society has encouraged its members to contact Masterfoods to express concern at the decision

Mars starts using animal products(BBC article…14^th May)

Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians.

Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products.

Masterfoods said the change was due to it switching the sourcing of its ingredients and the admission was a "principled decision" on its part.

The Vegetarian Society said the company's move was "incomprehensible".

'Extremely disappointed'

Masterfoods said it had started using rennet from 1 May and non-affected products had a "best before date" up to 1 October.

Rennet, a chemical sourced from calves' stomachs, is used in the production of whey.

It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars.

"If the customer is an extremely strict vegetarian, then we are sorry the products are no longer suitable, but a less strict vegetarian should enjoy our chocolate," said Paul Goalby, corporate affairs manager for Masterfoods.

The Vegetarian Society said it was "extremely disappointed".

"At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step," it said in a statement.

"Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves," it added.

Veggies vow to boycott Mars bars(Daily News)

By ELEANOR MAYNE - More by this author Last updated at 20:33pm on 13th May 2007

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Vegetarians plan to boycott Mars bars after their recipe changed to include animal products.

Other big brands from the same company -including Snickers, Galaxy, Twix, Bounty, Milky Way, Maltesers and Minstrels - are also affected.

From this month, chocolate manufacturer Masterfoods has started using rennet - an enzyme taken from the stomachs of newborn calves - to make whey for its products.

It had previously been relying on a readily available - but more expensive - vegetarian alternative to rennet.

The firm makes three million Mars bars a day in its factory in Slough.

Vegetarian Society spokesman Liz O'Neill said: "People will not like the idea that you cannot make a Mars bar without killing a calf.

"We have had no good, clear answer from Masterfoods why they have to use animal products when all these items were previously produced using vegetarian alternatives.

"But we can no longer describe any of them as suitable for vegetarians."

Any bar with a 'best before' date after October 1 this year is now no longer classed as vegetarian.

The firm is offering a refund to anyone who has bought a bar but does not wish to eat it.

Is this decision right?

Will this move will make more money or loss for them, as huge population are veggies or prefer to eat veggie fat products and even i feel muslims will also take a step back to eat such products?

Now that most famous brand has chosen this, what will be ur choice of chocolate.

if this Company is using, Is there any guarantee that small companies are not using?

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ohh 😕 😕 😕 snickers n mars are so delicious 😕 😕 thnx for sharing 😛

Eesh..That is so bad.. V disappointed 😕

Yayyy, don't have to share my chocos with veg friends 😃

Ok, but for veggies

Whos pure Veggi here......... 😳

Actuly Veggi ppl are against the animals...they eat all animals foods so its not a big issue........... 😛

khaane wale sub khaate......peene wale sub peete.... 😳

if anyone dont want to eat or drink dont do.... 😉

Awww...feel bad for the veggies...hopefully they'll reverse the decision 😛

is it only an issue for veggies or for Muslim community too. coz that animal might or might not halaled or not.

Muslims usually stay away from products which contain animal fat.

Hang on Bounty too??? Haila!! AND TWIX?!

TFS. 😊 Ive only eaten mars n snickers a couple of times because i dont eat egg.

i dont eat all sort of things soo i think am safe...touch wood!but am really disappointed knowing dis...i havent ate dis kinda things nd now am sure after knowing i wont(kabhi bhi)...t4s

Originally posted by: Ms. Bholi Bhali

is it only an issue for veggies or for Muslim community too. coz that animal might or might not halaled or not.

Muslims usually stay away from products which contain animal fat.

Yes, but in Muslim countries like UAE or Pakistan, where Mars/Bounty etc are manufactured locally, the animal fat used will be halal ...some consolation...at least we can get our chocolates locally, or from places like Dubai ...😃

Blahhhhhhhhhhhh I'll figure a way out.......i cant live without chocolates or other such junk....they're my staple food☺️