Guest guest Posted January 2, 2003 Report Share Posted January 2, 2003 I thought you would want to know about this! And my apologies for lurking but not posting ! > " karin ridgers " <veganessex >karin >Fwd: Holland & Barrett - use of Shellac >Thu, 02 Jan 2003 10:05:12 +0000 > >HI ALL! & HAPPY NEW YEAR! > >PLS do forward any e mails like the following so they can be >circulated............. > >Best wishes - Karin > >The labelling for Holland & Barrett's Timed Release Odour-Controlled >Garlic tablets states that they are suitable for Vegetarians and >Vegans. Unfortunately,the product ingredients state that it >contains Shellac*. Being an animal-sourced ingredient, it certainly >isn't suitable for Vegans. I have written to H & B, in respect of >this. > >Any Veggie H & B shoppers should be warned to check the ingredients >of any own brand products, even if they state that they are >Vegetarian or Vegan. > >Forwarded for information. > >Regards > >Garry Sheen > >* Lac are scale insects (Laccifer Lacca) which live on trees called >lac >host trees where they secrete the lac resin which is scraped off and >manufactured >into shellac. To produce just 1 kilogram of lac resin around 300,000 >insects >lose their tiny lives. A scale insect is a common name for any of >about >2000 insect species found all over the world that attach themselves >in great >numbers to plants and trees. Scale insects range from an almost >microscopic >size to more than 2.5 cm. > >*Information re. Shellac, courtesy of The Vegan Society. Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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