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muriel_volestrangler

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16. But those "cow products" were actual cow muscle, and more importantly cow nerve tissue

Reply to mwooldri (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 04:42 PM

Jan 2017

not gelatin. And while there seems to be controversy about E120 colouring in red Skittles (ie cochineal from insects), they are claimed as 'suitable for vegetarians', so they don't have animal-derived gelatin in them.

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Mars investigating hundreds of thousands of Skittles said to be intended for cattle [View all] NWCorona Jan 2017 OP

George Zimmerman will be along shortly. keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #1

There is a history of this ck4829 Jan 2017 #2

You learn something new everyday NWCorona Jan 2017 #5

IF one can afford it (if less often), grass fed organic is an alternative to going vegan. Crash2Parties Jan 2017 #9

That's just silly. eggplant Jan 2017 #12

Yes the cows obviously digest it but do they have a choice? NWCorona Jan 2017 #13

Our cultured dairy facility sells waste for pig feed NickB79 Jan 2017 #3

There's fat in chocolate. There's fat in milk. Cattle also need calories muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #15

Skittles Ellen Forradalom Jan 2017 #4

She can't she dissoved on the highway in the rain! Per article... dionysus Jan 2017 #6

Is there more to this than we really know? True Dough Jan 2017 #7

Be careful..... Might be GMO keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #8

So it literally fell off the back of a truck while "falling off the back of a truck"? Hayabusa Jan 2017 #10

In the end its all carbohydrates isnt it? cstanleytech Jan 2017 #11

Or is it? mwooldri Jan 2017 #14

But those "cow products" were actual cow muscle, and more importantly cow nerve tissue muriel_volestrangler Jan 2017 #16