AlterEgo
Veteran Member
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38144598
Can't disagree with that.
Second top comment reads:The UK's new fiver has won many fans since it was launched in September.
It's tough. It doesn't tear. You can spill beer on it, put it through the washing machine and it will survive to buy another round.
But one thing it turns out it's not, is fat-free.
Because it turns out the plastic polymer it's made from also contains small amounts of tallow, derived from animal waste products - and some vegetarians are not happy.
Familiar to previous generations as the base for every day staples such as soap and candles, tallow is traditionally derived from beef or mutton (but sometimes pork) at the slaughterhouse or later in the food production process.
'Essence of bacon'
Vegans and vegetarians faced with this revelation have taken to social media to voice their concern and over 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for the contents of the notes to be changed.
"We demand that you cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use," the petition reads.
16. Posted by boohoousa
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2 hours ago
Politically, I am left leaning. But this is now getting out of hand. I'm not being far fetched, but this sort of nonsense is why Trump is in the Whitehouse. The rest of us are now sick of the few hyper sensitivity dictating to the rest.
Can't disagree with that.