New £5 note not suitable for vegetarians !

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It contains a trace of tallaw. The following paragraph is from wikipedia:

Tallow
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, processed from suet. It is solid at room temperature. Unlike suet, tallow can be stored for extended periods without the need for refrigeration to prevent decomposition, provided it is kept in an airtight container to prevent oxidation.
 
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In all honesty, who gives a flying ****

We're carnivores end of story - if someone decides that they're not going to eat meat then that's their choice... whether their is animal fat in a fiver or not I honestly couldn't give a rat's ass... I'm not eating the bloody thing, I'm spending it on my gorgeous cheeseburger with chicken donner and salami.

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Soon they might not have a choice as it won't just be the £5. £10 and £20 will soon contain it also. Unless they start to only deal in £50's, they're going to start accepting it.

It's just cretinous, if true. Super new high-tech notes (which weren't actually needed), have animal fat in them?

I think it is more of a long term saving thing than anything else. These notes won't need to be replaced as much as they get circled around for years.
 
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I can imagine them going to a store and asking "is this five pound note suitable for vegetarians?" like what you trying to do, eat it?

Don't try screwing over the economy, only because you nearly choked on a piece of beef which took you an hour to chew because you overcooked it, damn.
 
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In all honesty, who gives a flying ****

We're carnivores end of story - if someone decides that they're not going to eat meat then that's their choice... whether their is animal fat in a fiver or not I honestly couldn't give a rat's ass... I'm not eating the bloody thing, I'm spending it on my gorgeous cheeseburger with chicken donner and salami.

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I am so glad I read this thread, I now want to try a cheeseburger with chicken donner and salami!
 
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The new £5 notes contain animal fat, the Bank of England has confirmed.

Vegans and vegetarians have been left disgusted by the revelations about the note, that has been in circulation for three months.



Read more:

http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/28/outrage-as-bank-of-england-confirms-new-5-notes-contain-animal-fat-6288819/

Really? I never thought animal fat could also be used as an ingredient for making monetary bills... Wow, surprising. But I least I've learned something new...
 
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It would seem that some vegans need their head removing from their arse.

The BOE is now looking at alternatives. Shame, I think large organisations and central government should stop pandering to minorities.

10 years ago we were definitely a minority - today we are more empathetic and aware of the unnecessary techno-breeding of animals for food. Research it and you'll see. Anyway, in 20 years we'll be looking back at veganism, like we look back today to the 70's smoking indoors - brain damaged.
 
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    A slight side issue, but my partner received a telephone call at work at one of the big supermarkets, from a concerned customer. The customer was worried because they had heard that the company's own label fresh full fat milk was not suitable for vegetarians. Because of some additive. The customer was informed that full fat milk contains only, well, full fat milk. But is that suitable for vegetarians? It is, obviously, not suitable for vegans, but it is suitable for vegetarians. So what is added to it? It is milk. There is nothing added to it. It is milk. I need to be sure? OK here is the head office number, ring them.

    Do you ever worry about the level of common sense in the population as a whole?
     
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    Cyndy,

    I see what you're saying and I have to agree... the level of common sense in the population as a whole IS dropping severely...

    We've just had new offices installed, which takes up some of the shop area, so we've re-jigged the shop completely... even put in a "pod" for the "KEY CUTTING AREA" and added a sign in large capital letters... KEY CUTTING

    No word of a lie!!! I s**t you not... a bloke, in his mid 40's walks in and says...

    "Do you cut keys?"

    NO WE'VE GOT ABOUT 10000 KEY BLANKS SAT ON THE SODDING WALL, 8 DIFFERENT KEY CUTTING MACHINES AND A HUGE SIGN SAYING KEY CUTTING... BECAUSE WE DON'T CUT KEYS!!!

    :D :D
     
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