News, Mars starts using animal products. (buy, vegetarian, best, chocolate)

[JD59]

Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians.

Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products.

BBC NEWS | Business | Mars starts using animal products

[Vesper]

This is true, they were using a form of rennet I believe. After less than two weeks they stopped and issued an huge apology, it was on the internet last week sometime but I don't have a link.

[tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Vesper

This is true, they were using a form of rennet I believe. After less than two weeks they stopped and issued an huge apology, it was on the internet last week sometime but I don't have a link.

Here's a link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6673549.stm

It's too late. After I read what they were contaminate the candy with I decided against buying them any more. No more mini Mars Bars for trick or treaters in my neighborhood.