Why isn’t this vegan

[Mikemike]

My local Asda store usually label food by vegetarian or vegan, for some reason this product Online Food Shopping | Grocery Delivery | ASDA Groceries

is not vegan and I can’t understand why, what could possibly be in the ingredients? If you look you can see it’s all natural ingredient with nothing added. But I knowing Asda, if it was vegan they would definitely say vegan not vegetarian

 

[Second Summer]

Clearly all of the ingredients listed are commonly considered to be vegan, although there is such as thing as non-vegan orange juice.

I think you'll probably have to contact ASDA to find out.

 

[Mikemike]

Clearly all of the ingredients listed are commonly considered to be vegan, although there is such as thing as non-vegan orange juice.

I think you'll probably have to contact ASDA to find out.

why is orange juice not vegan? I have read places that some orange juice is fortified with stuff but it should be listed on the ingredients if it is?

 

[shyvas]

why is orange juice not vegan? I have read places that some orange juice is fortified with stuff but it should be listed on the ingredients if it is?

Some brands add omega 3 which is derived from fish and therefore are not vegan.

In the UK, all ingredients must be listed on food labels and must not be misleading. However, there is a list of criteria for food to have the V label and perhaps
this particular item has not met all the required standards. For ex; they should be kept and packaged separately from non vegan food.

I've seen many food products in some supermarkets that don't have the V label or 'suitable for vegans' on the packaging but if the ingredients are plant based, I would certainly buy them.

You could always query Asda via an e mail and it would be interesting to see how they respond.

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[Lou]

I wouldn't worry about it.
Not sure how things work in the UK but don't those certifications cost the manufacturer money? Maybe they just wanted to save some money. Also I reads something about how some companies don't want the V label because they had this idea that that people wouldn't buy their product if it was vegan.

 

[silva]

Some brands add omega 3 which is derived from fish and therefore are not vegan.

In the UK, all ingredients must be listed on food labels and must not be misleading. However, there is a list of criteria for food to have the V label and perhaps
this particular item has not met all the required standards. For ex; they should be kept and packaged separately from non vegan food.

I've seen many food products in some supermarkets that don't have the V label or 'suitable for vegans' on the packaging but if the ingredients are plant based, I would certainly buy them.

You could always query Asda via an e mail and it would be interesting to see how they respond.

Food labelling and packaging

Home Page - V-Label

Across the globe, more than 70,000 products from more than 4,800 licensees now carry the V-Label.

www.v-label.eu

But wouldn't fish oil have to be labeled as an allergan? It couldn't/shouldn't be labeled vegetarian if that were the case.
Maybe Vitamin D3 though?

 

[shyvas]

But wouldn't fish oil have to be labeled as an allergan? It couldn't/shouldn't be labeled vegetarian if that were the case.
Maybe Vitamin D3 though?

We weren't talking about the smoothie (OP's query) but about a well known brand of orange juice.

https://www.tropicana.com/products/pure-premium/healthy-heart