Guest guest Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 On Mar 22, 2006, at 1:10 PM, Moya Stone wrote: > For those of you who use Body Shop products (not the local Body > Time, but the British company) - they have just sold to L' Oreal. > L' Oreal tests on animals and, I think, uses animal products. That company is part owned by Nestle. Now Nestle is about to buy out Linda McCartney's range of vegetarian foods: http://tinyurl.com/jnpq5 tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Daniel Bernstein [daniel] Tuesday, April 18, 2006 10:35 AM 'hathagirl' RE: Re: McCartney foods selling to Nestle? Hathagirl/Denise: Of the products your email refers to, what makes them unacceptable to the " true believers " because they have become part of a conglomerate? Is your position that you/we should boycott all products of conglomerates as a matter of principle or do you think those familiar products that we use will become adulterated or subjected to mass production processing techniques which will make them unsuitable for vegans or vegetarians? Is your objection political/economic - that all companies producing products for vegans and environmentalists should be cottage industries with limited production/ distribution capability? There is a part of me that longs for " the good old days " before supermarkets and styrofoam. Does a general boycott run the risk of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face? You and I probably have similar principles [i've been a vegetarian/vegan for 56 yrears]. What tactics are going to be most effective in making desirable changes in the marketplace? Daniel daniel On Behalf Of hathagirl Monday, April 17, 2006 10:10 AM Re: McCartney foods selling to Nestle? Hi Tony, This is not that much worse than its current owner Heinz, although I believe the products are actually being distributed via the Hain-Celestial Group portfolio of brands. I remember seeing the McCartney foods people at the Natural Products Expo show last year and asking them why none of the products they were showcasing were vegan. Not one person at their booth knew what I meant by vegan and when I explained that it meant no eggs or cheese Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.3/317 - Release 4/18/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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