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News, events, new products, services and vegan companies, and papers on veganism -including scientific briefings - will be announced here. These will also be available through the vegansociety.com website.
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Christians Debate Diet |
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Posted by: Dave on 2008-04-22 16:28:52
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Vegan Society CEO Nigel Winter will debate the environmental impact of the livestock industry in London next week. "Eating the Planet: Are Your Meals Costing the Earth?" is on Wed 30 April 2008 at 7.30pm at St Mary-the-Virgin Church, Primrose Hill, London. This is part of their "Creation in Crisis" series of events.
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Vitalite |
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Posted by: Dave on 2008-03-28 16:41:13
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| Vitalite is not currently suitable for vegans. |
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Vegan Vitamin K for Newborns |
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Posted by: Dave on 2008-03-25 13:45:19
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Newborn babies are routinely injected with vitamin K at birth to protect against rare but serious haemorrhage (including brain haemorrhage).
In the past, the injection was vegan but it now includes a carrier made from cow bile, making it unsuitable for vegans.
There is, however, at least one oral version available on a named patient basis. This means that it must be prescribed and ordered through a doctor. |
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School cooking - go vegan! |
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Posted by: Dave on 2008-01-23 15:14:59
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| Vegetables and fruits should take centre stage to turn compulsory school cooking into exciting and nutritious dining. All reliable healthy eating advice urges people to focus on plant-based foods [2]. Excellent vegan food is the most inclusive way to cook, delighting the palate and avoiding a minefield of cultural and health issues. |
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Vitalite |
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Posted by: Dave on 2008-01-03 15:31:07
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| Vitalite is not currently suitable for vegans. |
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Teaching kids about future-proof food |
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Posted by: Dave on 2007-11-09 16:27:44
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Choosing to eat a plant-based diet has a big positive impact on our health, on animal welfare and on the planet. Consumer choice, healthy eating and the impact of food on the environment all feature in The National Curriculum. The Vegan Society is launching a major new resource to help teachers get the message across to the next generation.
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Belching Brenda in Brum |
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Posted by: Dave on 2007-11-01 15:18:28
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'Belching Brenda' the pantomime cow celebrated World Vegan Day today by the Birmingham Bullring. Brenda told shoppers of the huge damage that animal farming does to our planet. Her Vegan Society friends handed out hundreds of leaflets and vegan 'green footprint' biscuits to an appreciative audience.
Brenda wore huge red clown shoes, sadly showing off her huge eco-footprint. Her message: "Cows want to save the planet! Please don’t breed us for meat and milk." |
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Vegan cuisine hot in Japan |
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Posted by: Dave on 2007-10-30 10:37:24
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| It's currently a boom-time for vegan food in Japan. But the term 'vegan' is not widely known - pure plant-based food is being marketed without ethics, as 'just another healthy eating option' - "Zen fare for the Hello Kitty generation". |
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Glasgow Uni Gets Vegan Sunflower |
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Posted by: Dave on 2007-10-26 14:28:20
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| The University of Glasgow has become the first university in the UK to gain official ‘Sunflower Standard’ accreditation from the Vegan Society. At this writing, the story is featured on their main Web page: http://www.glasgow.ac.uk/ |
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Tolly on BBC Award shortlist |
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Posted by: Dave on 2007-10-25 16:43:43
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| The finalists in the BBC Radio 4 Food & Farming Awards 2007 have been announced. There are three finalists in The Farming Today Award for Farmer of the Year category, including Iain Tolhurst. |
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