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| * Battery eggs. | | * Battery eggs. |
| === Specific ingredients: === | | === Specific ingredients: === |
− | * Cheese | + | * Cheese - Is usually manufactured with traditional rennet made with enzymes from calves’ stomaches and is therefore not acceptable, whereas vegetarian cheeses manufactured with enzymes of vegetable origin or micro-organisms are acceptable. |
− | Is usually manufactured with traditional rennet made with enzymes from calves’ stomaches and is therefore not acceptable, whereas vegetarian cheeses manufactured with enzymes of vegetable origin or micro-organisms are acceptable. | |
| * Fats & Oils - need to be of vegetable origin. Margarine needs to be checked. It may contain ingredients which may be derived from animal fat, vitamins A and E which may be stabilised with gelatine, or vitamin D, which may come from lanolin of slaughtered sheep – these ingredients are not acceptable. | | * Fats & Oils - need to be of vegetable origin. Margarine needs to be checked. It may contain ingredients which may be derived from animal fat, vitamins A and E which may be stabilised with gelatine, or vitamin D, which may come from lanolin of slaughtered sheep – these ingredients are not acceptable. |
| * Honey - Is acceptable. But not acceptable for vegan products. | | * Honey - Is acceptable. But not acceptable for vegan products. |
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| * Whey - Should only be used if derived from a vegetarian cheese making process which included microbial or plantbased rennet. | | * Whey - Should only be used if derived from a vegetarian cheese making process which included microbial or plantbased rennet. |
| * Worcestershire Sauce Often contains anchovies, needs to be checked. | | * Worcestershire Sauce Often contains anchovies, needs to be checked. |
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| === Additives === | | === Additives === |
| Need to be checked with regard to their possible animal origin. | | Need to be checked with regard to their possible animal origin. |
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| And products with genetically modified ingredients are prohibited, too. | | And products with genetically modified ingredients are prohibited, too. |