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    Default Petition: Make UK oreos vegan

    I don't live in the UK but regardless this is very important. Oreos in the US are vegan however in the UK are not. Please sign this petition whether you live in the UK or not to make the UK's oreos vegan!! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/635830918

    Thanks!!!

    Note: I did not create this petition.

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    Why are there these variations? I hear that Skittles are vegan in the UK!

    WHY!!!???

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    Because we live in a crazy, f*ed up world. That's the best answer I can give you.

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    I thought skittles had shellac in them...

    Anyway, there's a difference 'cos they're made by different people - the name is used in Europe under license.

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    i had to laugh at this - it would be lovely to have vegan oreos but it's a bit melodramatic to say it's really 'important' isn't it?

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    Actually I think it is a big deal--not so that vegans can eat oreos, but so that less animals are killed!!

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    Dylan, you actually do have an important point- why bother to put animal products into something when theres an available recipe already in use that doesnt use animals. People believing they need meat is bad enough, but this is like well 'we'll include a bit of animal suffering for the sheer hell of it'

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    Glad you agree!

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    P.S. I was wrong about skittles - they are indeed vegan in the UK!

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    done! this is a great petition! hehe

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    I support this 100%.

    When I discovered Oreos were vegan in Australia, I cried tears of joy.

    No greater single issue has ever been fought in the vegan movement!

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    Thanks everyone for signing!

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    Quote Dylan Mulenburg View Post
    Actually I think it is a big deal--not so that vegans can eat oreos, but so that less animals are killed!!

    .......of course that'd be nice too

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    Quote bryzee86 View Post
    P.S. I was wrong about skittles - they are indeed vegan in the UK!

    I may be wrong here, but I think that 'normal' Skittles are OK but the Sour ones do indeed have shellac.

    *edit* as luck would have it I've just found a packet of Crazy Sours in the cupboard and there is no mention of shellac, I guess it has been replaced with carnuba wax.

    Then again the ingredients list does read like a chemistry set.
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    Quote Dylan Mulenburg View Post
    Actually I think it is a big deal--not so that vegans can eat oreos, but so that less animals are killed!!
    *pedantic moment*

    It's Fewer animals.
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    i really miss oreo's - i'm signing.

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    Quote Jiffy View Post
    *pedantic moment*

    It's Fewer animals.
    LOL. Actually, it's fewer animals. ("Fewer" isn't supposed to be capitilized in that sentence) :P

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    Default Re: Petition: Make UK oreos vegan

    I don't really eat sweets that much but someone told me Starburst are vegan in the U.k?! Anyone know?

    It is absolutely pointless having two recipes for stuff!

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    Quote Pickled Jhon View Post
    I don't really eat sweets that much but someone told me Starburst are vegan in the U.k?! Anyone know?

    It is absolutely pointless having two recipes for stuff!
    Starburst are indeed. As are Skittles.

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    Quote Pickled Jhon View Post
    It is absolutely pointless having two recipes for stuff!
    better than only having the non-vegan one i suppose... although i don't get it either.
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    Quote bryzee86 View Post
    Starburst are indeed. As are Skittles.
    I didn't know that.

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    mmm chocolate skittles.

    i hope u guys win your oreo fight!
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    Remember--skittles are NOT vegan in america!

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    Remember?? How could I forget the bane of my existence?

    When I get to the UK, I will eat all of the Skittles.

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    Quote matt35mm View Post
    When I get to the UK, I will eat all of the Skittles.
    *quickly eats all the Skittles in the UK before matt arrives* muhahaha.

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    Quote Dylan Mulenburg View Post
    Remember--skittles are NOT vegan in america!
    Quote wikipedia
    Chocolate Mix Skittles are suitable for vegans and vegetarians. They do not contain gelatin or shellac. The ingredients are as follows:
    Sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, less than 2% coca powder processed with alkali, dextrin, modified corn starch, artificial and natural flavours, colouring (includes yellow 6 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue1 lake, blue 2 lake, yellow 5). Gluten-free.
    yummy too.
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    Quote RubyDuby View Post
    yummy too.
    wikipedia says ..
    ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery) )

    In the United States, a bag of Skittles candy contains: high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, apple juice from concentrate, less than 2% - citric acid, dextrin, natural and artificial flavours, gelatin, food starch-modified, colouring (includes Yellow 6 lake, Red 40 lake, Yellow 5 lake, Blue 2 lake, Blue 1 lake, Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).


    In Europe, a bag of Skittles sweets contains: sugar, glucose syrup, fruit juices (5.1%), hydrogenated vegetable fat, citric acid & trisodium citrate, dextrin, maltodextrin, flavourings & colourings (E100, E120, E132, E160e, E171), glazing agents, vegetable oil, ascorbic acid and emulsifier (E475)


    E120 being cochineal/carmine .. ie crushed insects ..
    Not sure if they didnt change the recipe or if nobody else here knows E-numbers or? ..

    So it appears the regular one's arent but the chocolate mix ones are ..
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    read down further... those are the regular skittles that you're listing.
    I'm talking about the chocolate mix. I don't know about the dextrin or natural flavors and all that, but it says in the article they are suitable for vegans...

    here- scroll down to chocolate mix
    Last edited by RubyDuby; Jul 9th, 2008 at 04:49 PM. Reason: added link
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    But they all have sugar--anyone know if it is refined using bone charcoal? Funny how oreo petition topic becomes skittles topic, lol.

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    signed. hope we can make a difference.

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    I never eat candy cause I hate standing there reading labels forever. I just might go see what those chocolate skittles are about! And oreos are vegan in the U.S.? Woah!! I'm gonna have to get some! I really did love them!

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    Ya, oreos are vegan, well, not sure about the sugar I guess, it might be refined using bone charcoal. I don't eat candy cause I don't like sweet stuff :P (But I do love vegan chocolate "ice cream")

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    Quote RubyDuby View Post
    mmm chocolate skittles.

    i hope u guys win your oreo fight!
    Wow! Chocolate skittles!!

    Quote Fungus View Post
    wikipedia says ..
    ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skittles_(confectionery) )

    In the United States, a bag of Skittles candy contains: high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, apple juice from concentrate, less than 2% - citric acid, dextrin, natural and artificial flavours, gelatin, food starch-modified, colouring (includes Yellow 6 lake, Red 40 lake, Yellow 5 lake, Blue 2 lake, Blue 1 lake, Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, Blue 1), ascorbic acid (Vitamin C).


    In Europe, a bag of Skittles sweets contains: sugar, glucose syrup, fruit juices (5.1%), hydrogenated vegetable fat, citric acid & trisodium citrate, dextrin, maltodextrin, flavourings & colourings (E100, E120, E132, E160e, E171), glazing agents, vegetable oil, ascorbic acid and emulsifier (E475)


    E120 being cochineal/carmine .. ie crushed insects ..
    Not sure if they didnt change the recipe or if nobody else here knows E-numbers or? ..

    So it appears the regular one's arent but the chocolate mix ones are ..
    I could have sworn the packs at work are vegan.

    I'll have a look tomorrow.

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    chocolate skittles sounds a lot like m&ms...

    i smell conspiracy

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    To jump on the Skittles debate: they used to be Vegan in the UK, then they started using shellac. Now they have ditched the shellac again but are using cochineal as a colouring. So still no longer vegan - unless you disgard the red ones or something.

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    Quote mikey.b View Post
    chocolate skittles sounds a lot like m&ms...

    i smell conspiracy
    chewy m&m's?

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    Quote confusionisben View Post
    To jump on the Skittles debate: they used to be Vegan in the UK, then they started using shellac. Now they have ditched the shellac again but are using cochineal as a colouring. So still no longer vegan - unless you disgard the red ones or something.
    ... then why am I even coming to the UK?

    Are there any Skittle-like candies there that are vegan? Everything here has gelatin in it. And what about Starbursts?

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    http://www.ou.org/kosher/daf/basic/nabiscolist.htm
    according to this oreos in the usa are kosher dairy...
    Last edited by hiddenfromview; Aug 5th, 2008 at 06:35 PM. Reason: wrong thing

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    Aha! I thought that was a rumor! *buys Oreos*
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    It's a big deal if it saves animals and a big deal for chocoholics


    Quote Dylan Mulenburg View Post
    Actually I think it is a big deal--not so that vegans can eat oreos, but so that less animals are killed!!

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    Thank you everyone who is posting and keeping this topic alive, together, we CAN make a difference!

    -Dylan

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    I've signed it too.
    Next stop, bring the Oreo Pizza to the UK!

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    I signed it! I'm sick of getting people in the US to bring back oreos for me.
    I'd love to see some tofutti cuties in the UK too!

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    Quote Jiffy View Post
    I may be wrong here, but I think that 'normal' Skittles are OK but the Sour ones do indeed have shellac.

    *edit* as luck would have it I've just found a packet of Crazy Sours in the cupboard and there is no mention of shellac, I guess it has been replaced with carnuba wax.

    Then again the ingredients list does read like a chemistry set.
    The mix-up Skittles are no good (the ones with colours you wouldn't associate with the flavours), as they have cochineal in them. On the whole, I'd read the ingredients of any Skittles any time I was tempted as I've known them go through several recipe changes over the years.

    I wrote to Mars to check whether Aquadrops are vegan, and got this reply:

    Quote Mars customer services
    Dear -----,

    Thank you for contacting us regarding Starburst

    Please find below a list of current Mars snackfood products suitable for a vegan diet.

    AQUADROPS - all varieties
    STARBURST - all varieties
    TUNES - all varieties

    Mars exercises every care in providing this product information, please be aware that changes may occur in the future.

    If you need any further information or advice please contact our Consumer Careline on the telephone number below and one of our Consumer Care Advisors will be more than happy to help you.

    Kind regards.
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    Default Found vegan oreos!!!

    I found some vegan oreos in "99p stores!!"

    INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, NON-HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, COCOA POWDER, HIGH FRUCTOSE SYRUP, CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), EMULSIFIER (SOY LECITHIN), VANILLA FLAVOR.


    they have a sticker on them saying "tf trade london nw11 owd"

    anyway WOO HOO!! however do avoid the strawberry ones as they contain carmine(cochineal). they are imported from indonesia and have halal approval (even though carmine is not halal )...

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    I found some vegan oreos in "99p stores!!"

    INGREDIENTS: SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, NON-HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL, COCOA POWDER, HIGH FRUCTOSE SYRUP, CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM AND SODIUM BICARBONATE), EMULSIFIER (SOY LECITHIN), VANILLA FLAVOR.


    they have a sticker on them saying "tf trade london nw11 owd"

    anyway WOO HOO!! however do avoid the strawberry ones as they contain carmine(cochineal). they are imported from indonesia and have halal approval (even though carmine is not halal )...
    That's cool, but sugar isn't always vegan... (sometimes refined with bone charcoal) (Doesn't mean if you eat it you aren't vegan, just means the most strict vegans don't eat it.)

    -Dylan

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    Quote Dylan Mulenburg View Post
    That's cool, but sugar isn't always vegan... (sometimes refined with bone charcoal) (Doesn't mean if you eat it you aren't vegan, just means the most strict vegans don't eat it.)

    -Dylan
    I thought this only applied to products from the usa?

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    Isn't the majority of sugar in the UK safe?

    EDIT - Good find, HFV. Are there any phone numbers/contact addresses on there?
    No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.

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    well if you don't mind calling indonesia...
    08001333555
    i guess you'll need to add a prefix too, since im sure its an international number (although it doesnt look it ?!)

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    It's not a UK number, I just got the lovely BT lady saying it had not been recognised.
    No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.

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