No, I Think You'll Find It's The General Public's Buying Power...

The “gigantic” power of the meat and dairy industries in the EU and US is blocking the development of the greener alternatives needed to tackle the climate crisis, a study has found.

...they don't want your meat alternatives or your vegan food that's not as healthy and twice as expensive.

Cutting meat consumption in rich nations is vital to tackling the climate crisis. Livestock production causes 15% of all global greenhouse emissions.

And India and China's fossil fuel industry? And their livestock industry? How much is that? 

The researchers also highlighted restrictive labelling rules. Terms such as “milk” and “cheese” have been banned since 2017 in the EU for most alternative milk and dairy products.

A US proposal would prohibit the sale of alternative meats unless the product label included the word “imitation”.

Remember when scientists demanded accuracy in labelling? I do... 

“It’s not a level playing field at all at the moment,” Lambin said. “The new sector needs to be given its chance to expand and gain efficiency. After that, consumers will judge whether they like it or not...”

Well, going purely on the regular appearance of these foodstuffs in the 'yellow sticker' shelf of all my local supermarkets, they've already judged. 

Don't Worry, By The Time An NHS Kitchen Has Got Hold Of It...

...it'll be unrecognisable as meat, let alone what type:

...the move has already been blasted by animal rights activists, who are saying the red meat should be ditched for vegetables and tofu.

Dawn Carr, the Director of Vegan Corporate projects at PETA, said: 'Serving vegan meals would also be a long-term cost-effective solution and better for the environment - just what the doctor ordered!'

These people are insane. Insane people always want to force their insane ideas on others, rather than just enjoying them in their own lives, don't they? 

James Aris, a spokesman for the Countryside Alliance said of the scheme: 'Venison is an incredibly sustainable meat and it should be rolled out across the public sector.

'The vast bulk of the UK population consumes meat, so it is only normal that public bodies reflect that with their menus and the food on offer.'

Bring it on! What's the alternative, send it all to landfill? How would that look, when pensioners are starving? 

 

Is The Answer ''Because They Are Always Up In Arms Over Something'..?

It is, isn't it? But actually, this time, it appears to be beetles.

Hold on, isn’t all fruit vegan? Don’t be a plum. Of course it isn’t. Have you not heard of the female lac bug, who thrives in the forests of India and south-east Asia?

I rarely think of anything else. What’s she got to do with the story? She secretes a resin that is used to make shellac, which helps make lemons shiny.

But surely the lemon juice inside is still wholesomely vegan? Possibly, but lemon rind – which, as you know, is essential for perking up vegan risotto and other cruelty-free meals – isn’t, when it contains shellac.

So...eat something else? Or wash the lemons? 

What does Guardian food writer and anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe have to say about this? She noticed that a Pizza Express menu said a glass of Coke would only be vegan if served without lemon. “Wtf,” she tweeted, understandably. The restaurant replied that the wax on its lemons might contain shellac.

So vegans, you bleated about getting any 'contaminants' fully documented on menus and now you see all the things you can't eat, are you satisfied? 

Reader, you know they aren't, don't you?