A Mars a day...

...is something I will defiantly not be having any more. As I have said before on my blog I am a chocoholic but I am also a Vegetarian and have been for 23 years. It was a surprise to find out that I am no longer able to have some of my favourite chocs.




IN THE NEWS TODAY

Vegetarians plan to boycott Mars bars after their recipe changed to include animal products.
Other big brands from the same company -including Snickers, Galaxy, Twix, Bounty, Milky Way, Maltesers and Minstrels - are also affected.
From this month, chocolate manufacturer Masterfoods has started using rennet - an enzyme taken from the stomachs of newborn calves - to make whey for its products.
It had previously been relying on a readily available - but more expensive - vegetarian alternative to rennet.
The firm makes three million Mars bars a day in its factory in Slough.
Vegetarian Society spokesman Liz O'Neill said: "People will not like the idea that you cannot make a Mars bar without killing a calf.
"We have had no good, clear answer from Masterfoods why they have to use animal products when all these items were previously produced using vegetarian alternatives.
"But we can no longer describe any of them as suitable for vegetarians."

So if like me you are chocoholic and a veggie lets say thanks to Mars for helping us to give it up.

UPDATE: please to hear that there has been a U turn and they will not now be using animal rennet.