Guest guest Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 On the subject of Wegman's, you may want to rethink patronizing their stores. In a " Wegman's Cruelty " (http://www.wegmanscruelty.com/), you can see the cruel conditions under which the Wegmans kept chickens. They since sold the farm to another party, but they reportedly sell battery cage eggs from the same facility, so they've just obscured the link between themselves and these tortured chickens. If they are buying the eggs and if they support battery cages, then, from an ethical standing, the ownership of the facility is only a financial matter. I will not (knowingly) support anyone who supports battery cages. The filmmaker, Adam Durand, was handed the maximum sentence for his misdemeanors, which prompted his attorney to say that he’d " never seen a first offender get the maximum sentence on a misdemeanor, as Durand did on two of the trespassing counts. " Wayne County Probation had recommended only community service for Durand, but the Wegmans insisted that he do jail time. These are not nice people. , " Missie Ward " <mszzzi wrote: > > I got it from looking at the label and also refering to the PETA list. > http://www.peta.org/accidentallyVegan/VeganShoppingQS-breakfast.asp?Category=Bre\ akfast%20(Dry) > Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar > In my experience, this product, specifically, had indeed contained milk. My > son has a milk protien allergy, and even derivatives from milk tend to cause > him to have reactions.I don't recall exactly the form (though I think it was > just listed in the ingredients). > > I just remember being excited because we could pick them up and then being > disappointed that they indeed had milk in them (I believe it was also listed > in the allergy alert info that some companies actually put on their items > under the ingredients list). > I've also heard it from other vegans as well, at least anecdotally. I didn't > follow up on what they said, as I had similar experiences. > > It may not be everywhere, as I know different regions have slightly > different ingredients or may be test markets for changes in item ingredients > and so on, but in this area, they are not vegan and it contains some form of > milk. It was a while ago. I've also emailed them about a few store brand > things I've found that were also vegan, but I've yet to see them listed > there (that was probably 4 months ago). I also did email them regarding that > product, and it's still listed, so it may be a regional thing. I did get an > email from them thanking me for my input or something to that effect, and > they'd look into it (for the vegan items I did find at my local stores), but > nothing in regard to the item in particular. That is the only one I know of > first hand, though there may be others. > > Again, I think the list is a really good reference, at least to start out, > but again, I also stress the reading the labels to be sure. I guess I'm more > vigilant and picky - at least since we have to deal with the milk and milk > derivatives because of the milk protein allergy we have to deal with. > > I wish we had a Wegman's - I've heard really good things about their store > brands! I think Publix also has store brands that are also vegan - my mom > took us there last time we visited her, and I was amazed at their > selections! Sadly, neither of them are in our area, though. Thanks! > > Missie > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:33 PM, Reni <renireligion wrote: > > > i'm not quite sure where you're getting your information, but the > > peta/peta2 > > food lists are updated pretty regularly not to mention the fact that they > > have the disclaimer stating that there may be hidden animal-derivatives. > > > > *taken directly from the website:* > > > > > *Items listed may contain trace amounts of animal-derived ingredients. > > > While PETA supports a strict adherence to veganism, we put the task of > > > vigorously reducing animal suffering ahead of personal purity. > > Boycotting > > > products that are 99.9 percent vegan sends the message to manufacturers > > > that there is no market for this food, which ends up hurting more > > animals. > > > For a more detailed explanation of PETA's position, please visit > > > http://www.caringconsumer.com/labels.html. > > > > i tend to read food labels as a force of habit, but i can't think of > > anything that i've seen on the accidentally vegan list that i've found not > > to be so after the fact. > > > > if you have access to a Wegman's in your area - on the store brand items, > > they've icons indicating lactose-free, kosher, low-fat, and vegan (there > > may > > be more, but i can't remember them all at the moment). > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Missie Ward <mszzzi<mszzzi%40gmail.com>> > > wrote: > > > > > Oh, just a FYI - > > > The PETA list (esp. the Accidentally Vegan one, that I'm guessing this > > > list > > > is part of/from) is also notorious for having products with traces of > > > animal > > > ingredients (or includes honey), or derivitives. They're not all always > > > completely vegan, so if you do go that route, be sure to read the > > > ingredients anyway. Just wanted to point it out as my son has a dairy > > > allergy and I referred to that list to get him something like granola > > bars > > > or something and they still had something made from milk in it, so I > > > couldn't get it.I think the list is more bordering on the 'accidentally > > > vegetarian' as I've seen egg and milk derivatives in many things on > > their > > > lists > > > > > > It's a good place to start if you're looking for 'normal' or traditional > > > things, or in cases where grandparents just want to get them something > > > 'normal'. We tend to focus more on books/toys and doing things together > > as > > > a > > > family. We made cookies this year, and we picked up some dark chocolate > > > bars, and hey, a handful of terrible for you jelly beans (but it's a > > > holiday > > > and a few aren't going to be so terrible), we also have a TON of Yummy > > > Earth > > > Lollipops. But it's nothing all that big, because it's not really an > > > important holiday for our family, though I do more of the spring > > > celebration > > > thing. > > > > > > Of course, my husband and son waver from vegan to ovo-vegetarian...so > > they > > > will probably go have their eggs. I won't, as I never liked them anyway. > > > I'm > > > experimenting on my own with some red-beet pickled tofu -based on the > > eggs > > > my grandma makes for Easter. They're pretty, so far, and they seem to > > take > > > the dye well. Hee > > > > > > Missie > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 In a message dated 3/21/2008 2:46:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, langley.ny writes: can see the cruel conditions under which the Wegmans kept chickens. They since sold the farm to another party, but they reportedly sell battery cage eggs from the same facility, so they've just obscured the link between themselves and these tortured chickens. If they are buying the eggs and if they support battery cages, then, from an ethical standing, the ownership of the facility is only a financial matter. I will not (knowingly) support anyone who supports battery cages. I can attest to this. I visited the facility where they kept their chickens. It was horrorific. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030\ 000000001) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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