Sainsburys vegan Ravioli "may contain crustaceans"

roddydogs

Bought some Scoiattolo grilled vegetables organic "100% vegan."On cooking I thought it smelled awful, and I only tasted 1 and binned the rest. I checked the back to check and found the following "may contain crustaceans, eggs, fish". Horrible.

General_Grant

Dietary Information
Organic

Suitable for Vegans

Suitable for Vegetarians

May Contain Celery

May Contain Crustaceans

May Contain Eggs

May Contain Fish

May Contain Milk

May Contain Nuts

May Contain Soya

Contains Wheat

Looks as though they are simply covering themselves for all possible items finding tiny amounts in the product because these ingredients may be handled in the same building.

VfM4meplse

General_Grant wrote: »

Looks as though they are simply covering themselves for all possible items finding tiny amounts in the product because these ingredients may be handled in the same building.

Then it simply should not be labelled as being suitable for vegans, or vegetarians.

Cornucopia

The "may contain" list relates to potential allergens. For susceptible individuals, even minuscule amounts can be dangerous.

No doubt there are also standards for ingredients in products deemed suitable for Vegans/Vegetarians that will be different (possibly significantly different in both risk and quantities).

ALIBOBSY

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Then it simply should not be labelled as being suitable for vegans, or vegetarians.

Then there would be no food products labelled vegan or veggie as no factory only produces vegan food lol.

VfM4meplse

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

Then there would be no food products labelled vegan or veggie as no factory only produces vegan food lol.

So be it. As a vegetarian I take nothing for granted. Vegans in particular know that their chosen diet is based on plants and not processed carp.

Carrot007

VfM4meplse wrote: »

So be it. As a vegetarian I take nothing for granted. Vegans in particular know that their chosen diet is based on plants and not processed carp.

As much as I like it "processed carp" often applies to vegan or vegetarian stuff as well. "processed" is not a meat thing exclusively.


And as a vege/vega remember that "organic" farming kills a lot more animals than other methods.

roddydogs

Well, my complaint to Sainbury's fell on deaf ears, they are still selling it.

jon81uk

roddydogs said:

Well, my complaint to Sainbury's fell on deaf ears, they are still selling it.

Probably because without you returning the dodgy batch as part of the complaint for testing they cannot ascertain if there is anything wrong with the product. As pointed out the "may contain" mist is just because other dishes are made in the same kitchen and there is a chance that someone with a shellfish allergy may have a problem.

roddydogs

ALIBOBSY said:

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Then it simply should not be labelled as being suitable for vegans, or vegetarians.

Then there would be no food products labelled vegan or veggie as no factory only produces vegan food lol.

So what meat products are made by Quorn, or Linda McCartney, then?

General_Grant

roddydogs said:

ALIBOBSY said:

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Then it simply should not be labelled as being suitable for vegans, or vegetarians.

Then there would be no food products labelled vegan or veggie as no factory only produces vegan food lol.

So what meat products are made by Quorn, or Linda McCartney, then?

Check the ingredients list for Quorn "chicken" pieces.  OK if you are ovo-vegetarian but certainly not for vegans. 

ETA:   That's the actual ingredients, not a "may contain" list.