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Bought a new pack of a hair product which now uses 6% less natural ingredients and is no longer vegan (lemmy.zip)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Definitely a thing. Vegan can be hidden somewhere on some products, or they might use different language.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I ran an experiment a few years ago at a party I hosted. I had two trays of Oreos. One labeled 'Oreos', the other labeled 'Vegan Oreos'. Now, Oreos are vegan, but aren't labeled as such. I had to refill the standard Oreos a couple times throughout the night. The 'Vegan' labeled tray ended the night with more than half still there. Vegan definitely plays a role in sales, and not always for the best.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Love it. Science!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Not a randomized double-blind test, but science enough.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Huh. I always thought the white stuff was derived from milk

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That’s why it’s spelled creme and not cream. The FDA has standards for milk content in anything labeled cream, but creme doesn’t mean anything.