'What consideration was given to vegans and their human rights?' Petition is launched for Bank of England to SCRAP new £5 notes because they contain animal fat
Angry vegans are calling on the Bank of England to scrap the new £5 note
Follows revelation notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat
Bank of England confirmed this was case in response to a Twitter question
Petition signed by 9,000 people has been created to have tallow removed
Follows revelation notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat
Bank of England confirmed this was case in response to a Twitter question
Petition signed by 9,000 people has been created to have tallow removed
Vegans and vegetarians are calling on the Bank of England to scrap the new £5 note after it was revealed to contain traces of animal fat.
Responding to a question on Twitter, the UK's central bank confirmed that the notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat often used in soap and candles.
The news sparked outrage among vegans and vegetarians, leading to the creation of a petition calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the new polymer notes, released in September.
Reply: Responding to a question on Twitter, the Bank of England confirmed the new £5 notes (pictured) contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat often used in soap and candles
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Anger: The controversy erupted after a member of the public, Steffi Rox, tweeted the Bank of England's official Twitter account, asking: 'Is it true the new £5 notes contain tallow?'
Doug Maw, of Keswick in Cumbria, started the petition, which has garnered more than 9,000 signatures, and said he has been left 'disgusted'.
'I understand old notes contain stuff as well - we can't do anything about what is in circulation - but the fact they are producing new ones is what really riles me,' he said.
'There is no excuse for it. There has got to be other ways of making money without using animal products.;Thousands have signed the petition since its creation on Monday. Mr Maw said he was 'surprised' by how many people have committed their name to it.
'I don't think anything will happen about what has already been made, but I just hope they produce new ones without using animal fats,' he said.
'It is the Bank of England - can't they come up with something a little bit more modern? Now there's a huge amount of people that eat a plant-based diet or are vegan. They are not just disrespecting a tiny minority.'
Disbelief: The revelation about the new £5 note sparked outrage among vegans on Twitter
On the use of tallow, he said: 'It is incredibly disrespectful - we have no choice with money. We have to use it. They issue it through ATMs and hand them to us in shops.
'If we refuse them and they haven't got anything else, what are we going to do? Basically, we are being forced to have animal products on us.'
He said he has started a second petition on the UK Government petition site, which is awaiting authorisation, in a bid to get the issue debated and addressed.
WHAT IS TALLOW?
Tallow is a substance that comes from animal fat and also referred to as suet.
The most common tallow comes from beef but fat can be rendered from deer, sheep, bear and other animals.
It is used in cooking (frying and baking), as a lubricant, as a biofuel, for candle making and also skin care.
There are two producers worldwide of polymer used in banknotes, one of which - Innovia Security - supplies the Bank of England for the new £5 notes.
Innovia's Guardian substrate accounts for more than 99 per cent of polymer banknotes found in the market today.
They are used in 24 countries across the world.
The controversy erupted after a member of the public, Steffi Rox, tweeted the Bank of England's official Twitter account, asking: 'Is it true the new £5 notes contain tallow?'
The bank responded, posting: '@SteffiRox there is a trace of tallow in the polymer pellets used in the base substrate of the polymer £5 notes'
It led to an angry backlash online, with Ms Rox first tweeting back: 'What consideration was given to #vegans & their human rights in the making of these?'
Another user wrote: 'I can't believe the £5 notes have beef tallow in them. Something like 8% of the population are vegetarian. How did this happen?'
Amanda Tuchscherer added: 'I think it's ok for people to be upset about the new £5 containing tallow. Surely in 2016 an animal-free alternative exists?'
Another user wrote: 'How many new £5 notes are produced every day ? Month ? Year ? That's a lot of #tallow speechless #govegan.'
Jon Cole-Dalton tweeted: 'Petition to remove tallow from the new polymer £5 banknotes. Baffling that this needs to be a thing. Go and sign.'
And Fi Brown added: 'So it seems the new £5 contains tallow, ergo is an issue for vegans & vegetarians. Why could an animal friendly solution not have been found.'
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A petition has been created calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the £5 notes
Not everyone was as critical, however, with one user tweeting: 'Are people really refusing to use/accept the new £5 notes b/c of the TRACE amount of tallow found in them? Talk about picking your battles.'
A spokesman from the Bank of England said: 'We can confirm that the polymer pellet from which the base substrate is made contains a trace of a substance known as tallow.
'Tallow is derived from animal fats (suet) and is a substance that is also widely used in the manufacture of candles and soap.'
Earlier this year it was revealed that the number of vegans in Britain had risen by more than 360 per cent over the past decade, according to a survey.
The poll of almost 10,000 people, carried out by Ipsos MORI in for the Vegan Society and Vegan Life magazine, showed record numbers of people avoiding food derived from animals.
Some 542,000 people aged 15 or over – more than one per cent of the population – have adopted a plant-based diet, up from 150,000 in 2006.
It led the Vegan Society to claim that the survey was proof veganism is now one of Britain's 'fastest growing lifestyle movements'.
Responding to a question on Twitter, the UK's central bank confirmed that the notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat often used in soap and candles.
The news sparked outrage among vegans and vegetarians, leading to the creation of a petition calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the new polymer notes, released in September.
Reply: Responding to a question on Twitter, the Bank of England confirmed the new £5 notes (pictured) contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat often used in soap and candles
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Anger: The controversy erupted after a member of the public, Steffi Rox, tweeted the Bank of England's official Twitter account, asking: 'Is it true the new £5 notes contain tallow?'
Doug Maw, of Keswick in Cumbria, started the petition, which has garnered more than 9,000 signatures, and said he has been left 'disgusted'.
'I understand old notes contain stuff as well - we can't do anything about what is in circulation - but the fact they are producing new ones is what really riles me,' he said.
'There is no excuse for it. There has got to be other ways of making money without using animal products.;Thousands have signed the petition since its creation on Monday. Mr Maw said he was 'surprised' by how many people have committed their name to it.
'I don't think anything will happen about what has already been made, but I just hope they produce new ones without using animal fats,' he said.
'It is the Bank of England - can't they come up with something a little bit more modern? Now there's a huge amount of people that eat a plant-based diet or are vegan. They are not just disrespecting a tiny minority.'
Disbelief: The revelation about the new £5 note sparked outrage among vegans on Twitter
On the use of tallow, he said: 'It is incredibly disrespectful - we have no choice with money. We have to use it. They issue it through ATMs and hand them to us in shops.
'If we refuse them and they haven't got anything else, what are we going to do? Basically, we are being forced to have animal products on us.'
He said he has started a second petition on the UK Government petition site, which is awaiting authorisation, in a bid to get the issue debated and addressed.
WHAT IS TALLOW?
Tallow is a substance that comes from animal fat and also referred to as suet.
The most common tallow comes from beef but fat can be rendered from deer, sheep, bear and other animals.
It is used in cooking (frying and baking), as a lubricant, as a biofuel, for candle making and also skin care.
There are two producers worldwide of polymer used in banknotes, one of which - Innovia Security - supplies the Bank of England for the new £5 notes.
Innovia's Guardian substrate accounts for more than 99 per cent of polymer banknotes found in the market today.
They are used in 24 countries across the world.
The controversy erupted after a member of the public, Steffi Rox, tweeted the Bank of England's official Twitter account, asking: 'Is it true the new £5 notes contain tallow?'
The bank responded, posting: '@SteffiRox there is a trace of tallow in the polymer pellets used in the base substrate of the polymer £5 notes'
It led to an angry backlash online, with Ms Rox first tweeting back: 'What consideration was given to #vegans & their human rights in the making of these?'
Another user wrote: 'I can't believe the £5 notes have beef tallow in them. Something like 8% of the population are vegetarian. How did this happen?'
Amanda Tuchscherer added: 'I think it's ok for people to be upset about the new £5 containing tallow. Surely in 2016 an animal-free alternative exists?'
Another user wrote: 'How many new £5 notes are produced every day ? Month ? Year ? That's a lot of #tallow speechless #govegan.'
Jon Cole-Dalton tweeted: 'Petition to remove tallow from the new polymer £5 banknotes. Baffling that this needs to be a thing. Go and sign.'
And Fi Brown added: 'So it seems the new £5 contains tallow, ergo is an issue for vegans & vegetarians. Why could an animal friendly solution not have been found.'
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A petition has been created calling on the Bank of England to remove tallow from the £5 notes
Not everyone was as critical, however, with one user tweeting: 'Are people really refusing to use/accept the new £5 notes b/c of the TRACE amount of tallow found in them? Talk about picking your battles.'
A spokesman from the Bank of England said: 'We can confirm that the polymer pellet from which the base substrate is made contains a trace of a substance known as tallow.
'Tallow is derived from animal fats (suet) and is a substance that is also widely used in the manufacture of candles and soap.'
Earlier this year it was revealed that the number of vegans in Britain had risen by more than 360 per cent over the past decade, according to a survey.
The poll of almost 10,000 people, carried out by Ipsos MORI in for the Vegan Society and Vegan Life magazine, showed record numbers of people avoiding food derived from animals.
Some 542,000 people aged 15 or over – more than one per cent of the population – have adopted a plant-based diet, up from 150,000 in 2006.
It led the Vegan Society to claim that the survey was proof veganism is now one of Britain's 'fastest growing lifestyle movements'.
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