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Selenium-enriched
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Plamil campaigns to save
scientists studied 20 healthy
adults who were given milk
the Vegan Trademark
from cows who in turn had
been fed yeast-based Adrian Ling, the MD of Plamil Trademark worthless.
supplements. They concluded has taken up the debate that The issue is further confused,
that selenium-containing has come out a recent decision as the Vegan Society seems to
cows’ milk was highly by the Vegan Society to allow have simultaneously turned its
absorbable and more effective the statement “may contain” in back on the Food Standards
in terms of cancer prevention. conjunction with the use of the Agencies own definition of the
Vegan Trademark. use of the term vegan, which
St John’s Wort “as
Adrian explains; “Never Trading Standards officers use
effective as standard
before has the Vegan in labelling enforcement.
Trademark standards had a Currently the FSA description
antidepressants”
caveat that products can also 'vegan' is not allowed to be already used definition. We are
A major new research review declare 'may contain used on products by Trading urging the Vegan Society to
has shown that that for milk/eggs/fish'. Now companies Standard officers together with have joined up thinking and
patients with mild to do not need to incorporate the a 'may contain milk/eggs/fish realise, in a similar way that
moderate depression St John’s EC labelling regulations, which declaration, but following the many other campaigning
wort is “similarly effective as they would need to consider in Society's change the organisations have, that the
standard antidepressants. making allergy claims, in Trademark, which incorporates labelling regulations are there
The review was carried out considering the use of the the word 'vegan', the to be embraced. With potential
by Klaus Linde and his team at Vegan Trademark. Hence, for Trademark can be used with a new legislation we're urging
the Centre for Complementary instance, 'may contain milk' may 'may contain' declaration. the Vegan Society to reconsider
Medicine Research at Technical well appear on some brands of It seems that the Vegan before the Trademark gets
University in Munich. Its chocolate that is marked with Society have misunderstood further left in 'no mans land'.
findings have been published the Vegan Trademark. the usefulness of the EC We believe any short term
in the internationally “We have been contacted by labelling regulations in increase in the number of
respected Cochrane Library. many vegans who consider this harmonising their Trademark products with the Trademark
change will undoubtedly dilute definition with labelling due to the change, will be
the meaning of the Vegan regululations and considered undermined as consumers
Trademark, causing vegans and the 'may contain' declaration and manufacturers see the
those that had previously used issue to be a philosophical one, Trademark carries a
the Trademark as an allergy rather than a predefined and confusing message.
guide to be confused, leaving
them with no choice but to To find out more about the debate visit
revert to scrutinising the www.plamilfoods.co.uk/trademarkfaq.htm and to sign
ingredients list and allergy the petition visit www.plamilfoods.co.uk/petition.htm
information, rendering the
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