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My other favorite is that veganism is for white people. (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/vegan@lemmy.world

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People love to call veganism ‘privileged,’ while conveniently ignoring the fact that the only reason animal products are even close to being accessible for the average consumer is because they’re factory farmed, slaughtered and packed by grossly underpaid labourers working in dangerous conditions, and then massively subsidised by all of our taxes.

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[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

McDonald's also fries things in beef tallow, iirc

Edit: after confirming online, there are multiple reports saying that McD's stopped using animal-based fats for cooking some 5-30 years ago depending on the market (e.g. US, Canada, etc.). The big push to move away from beef tallow in the US was in the '90s, and now McDonald's confirms that there is beef flavoring in their fries.

Edit 2: and I guess McDonald's uses mostly a canola-based oil blend, but beef flavoring still goes into the blend.

Edit 3: And looking at the ingredients of the vegetable oil itself, the beef flavorants come from hydrolyzed milk derivatives, so not vegan. Apparently McDonald's uses different oils for different things, so I wonder if in the future people could ask for the oil without the flavoring.

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

That used to be true. It is not the case any more. I believe that is why they now add natural beef flavoring to their fries.

[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Think they still add the beef flavoring to the oil. Check my edits

[-] Nimrod@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Damn. Good work gathering those links.

Also: fuck off, mcdonalds.

[-] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 5 months ago

No way, that's too expensive

[-] Resonosity@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Apparently it's not beef tallow per say anymore, but beef flavoring. See my edits above

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