I was wondering when to call companies and when to not. If the food is labeled vegan, I call the company to see if it was manufactured on equipment that had animal products and other questions. Or if I read a label and see that the ingredients are vegan, I have to call the company and ask the same questions. Am I being to untrusting? Or should I call?
2007-09-06 15:12:55 · 7 answers · asked by Vera Z 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
You are paying for it and you are putting it into your body so ask away.
One way of avoiding this very understandable paranoia is to try and eat less processed foods by preparing meals yourself.
You can make everything from veggie burgers to soy ice cream if you inform yourself well enough on your options.
2007-09-06 16:25:46 · answer #1 · answered by Deloused-In-The-Comatorium 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If its labelled vegan I think you should trust it, cross contamination is rife in pubs/bars/resturants but not so much in food manufacturing places.
Equipment will be sterilised before changing product lines.
If you chose to avoid processed food that was make on equipment also used for meaty products then you would also have to avoid food transported by a meat-eating driver...not really practical. You are not responsible for all actions related to yours - you cannot control that..
As for products not being labels as vegan but appearing so, i would say you have to check with them as products that are trace or just used in the actual processing do not have to be listed and therefore may not be vegan ( oyster shells for cleaning foods, isinglass for fintering, gelatine for thickening. etc )
2007-09-07 12:00:27 · answer #2 · answered by Michael H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being a little overworried. I use products made on shared machinery. Why? There aren't any animal ingredients in the product, not doing so would greatly reduce my options, and lastly, if more and more vegans buy stuff on shared machinery, maybe--just maybe--they'll be able to buy dedicated machinery for the vegan stuff.
Unless the ingredient listed is ambiguous--like natural flavors, glycerin, or food/confectioners' glaze--you might want to let it go.
2007-09-06 22:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually you ae right. You never truly know until you (1) call or (2) visit the place. So much crap is thrown in a package and a label slapped on it "vegan approved" or some such statement and then an exorbitant price because the vegan cult followers will pay for it.
Do you really think they would tell you the truth if you called? You really have to visit them to be sure.
2007-09-06 23:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by traceilicious 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you really care about the animals and life out there so much then its a good thing to do but youre doing way too much on your part i mean youre probably one in a thousand that do it out of 9 billion people
If you really care try spreading the word on what exactly happens and get all the details show how gross or cruel some of it is that will get some people to at least drop some of the meat eating act
2007-09-06 22:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you are taking the vegan thing way too seriously. Being vegan isn't a really bad thing or even really good, but you should tone it down a little. If the ingredients are good enough for you, leave it at that. If they are not, do not buy it. It is much easier this way and you will be fine. Plus, it is less work and less stressful.
2007-09-06 22:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
your probably really annoying to the person who has to answer your call, just eat your vegetables and quit worrying about what else was made with some dumb machine.
2007-09-06 22:30:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋