NewsDecember 1, 2016
Vegans want 'fat-free' bank note
LONDON -- The Bank of England's new plastic 5-pound note is stronger, cleaner and safer -- but apparently not suitable for vegetarians. Vegans and vegetarians are calling for the new bank notes, which have been in circulation for two months, to be replaced because they are made with a substance derived from animal fat. The Bank of England confirmed on Twitter the notes contain "a trace of a substance known as tallow" -- a rendered form of animal fat...Associated Press
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LONDON -- The Bank of England's new plastic 5-pound note is stronger, cleaner and safer -- but apparently not suitable for vegetarians. Vegans and vegetarians are calling for the new bank notes, which have been in circulation for two months, to be replaced because they are made with a substance derived from animal fat. The Bank of England confirmed on Twitter the notes contain "a trace of a substance known as tallow" -- a rendered form of animal fat.
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