One in three UK vegan products found to contain milk or egg

Exclusive: Trading standards body warns shoppers with severe allergies could face ‘tragic consequences’

What are the rules on labelling vegan food in the UK?

More than a third of foods labelled vegan contained animal products, research has found, prompting experts to warn shoppers with severe allergies they face potentially “tragic consequences”.

Forensic scientists found traces of egg or milk in an array of goods that were labelled as vegan or plant-based, with trading standards bosses calling for legal protection to stop consumers being “exploited by unethical food businesses”.

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