Clear food labels that list all animal derived ingredients
Clear food labels that list all animal derived ingredients
The Issue
As of right now, food companies are allowed to hide any animal ingredients from the vegetarian/vegan population with terms such as "natural flavors" and "enzymes" and several other code words that may or may not be from animal sources.
This makes it difficult for vegetarians/vegans to ever be sure that their food and their beliefs are not being compromised. Without clear and exact food labels, listing any and all animal based ingredients, no one of this community can ever really be sure of what they are putting in their bodies. The way labels are set up as of now, food shopping is tedious and uncertain.
This petition is for government regulation of how companies label food products, making it mandatory for all animal ingredients to be listed clearly on the labels, without any shady terminology. For any "Natural Flavors" and "Enzymes" listed on the label to be sourced to whether they are vegetable or animal derivitives. There are exact lists of what allergens are in food, and labels for Kosher food so it is only morally right for lists of animal ingredients to be provided for those who made the life choice to stay away from them.

Kai RodgersPetition Starter
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The Issue
As of right now, food companies are allowed to hide any animal ingredients from the vegetarian/vegan population with terms such as "natural flavors" and "enzymes" and several other code words that may or may not be from animal sources.
This makes it difficult for vegetarians/vegans to ever be sure that their food and their beliefs are not being compromised. Without clear and exact food labels, listing any and all animal based ingredients, no one of this community can ever really be sure of what they are putting in their bodies. The way labels are set up as of now, food shopping is tedious and uncertain.
This petition is for government regulation of how companies label food products, making it mandatory for all animal ingredients to be listed clearly on the labels, without any shady terminology. For any "Natural Flavors" and "Enzymes" listed on the label to be sourced to whether they are vegetable or animal derivitives. There are exact lists of what allergens are in food, and labels for Kosher food so it is only morally right for lists of animal ingredients to be provided for those who made the life choice to stay away from them.

Kai RodgersPetition Starter
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Petition created on November 7, 2011