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Probably not vegan. Stop eating them!

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UPDATE

Wall’s have now confirmed to multiple people via social media and email that the new Swedish Glace ice creams ARE suitable for vegans. They have also apologised for the confusion caused by saying the opposite a few days ago. Buy them all, eat them all.

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I wrote about my bewilderment caused by the new Swedish Glace chocolate coated strawberry ice cream sticks not saying ‘vegan’ on the box when all other Swedish Glace products do have vegan written on them.

Well, straight from the source (with the source weirdly being Walls ice cream) we have been told that these products ARE NOT VEGAN.

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I am not 100% sure that this is true. People running social media accounts have made mistakes before but this matches up with Sainsbury’s listing the products as only vegetarian on their website.

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I am still waiting to get a response to my email from parent company Unilever but I think it is safe to say that all vegans in the UK should STOP buying this product.

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New Swedish Glace in Sainsbury’s

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UPDATE

Wall’s have now confirmed to multiple people via social media and email that the new Swedish Glace ice creams ARE suitable for vegans. They have also apologised for the confusion caused by saying the opposite a few days ago. Buy them all, eat them all.

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This news is blowing up everywhere so you have probably already seen it, but in case you haven’t…

Sainsbury’s are now selling boxes of strawberry flavoured soya ice cream treats made by Swedish Glace. The chocolate covered delights come five to a box.

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Exciting news, but weirdly the Sainsbury’s website lists this new product as suitable for vegetarians but not vegans. A quick search reveals they use ‘vegan’ to describe other Swedish Glace products such as this tub.

I’ve emailed Unilever (yes, that is the company in charge of Swedish Glace) to ask if the strawberry and chocolate sticks are made with only vegan ingredients but am yet to hear back.

Please fill us in if you have any information on the veganicity of these ice creams. I can’t get my chubby hands on a box from here in Mexico but I thought someone reading would have a closer look to see if the box is labelled vegan.

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So many vegan groceries

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Have you ever seen anything like it?

Last week I went on another ridiculous shopping expedition to the Vegan Ville grocery store here in Mexico City and I came out one very happy FGV indeed.

Scroll down to see the huge bounty in photo form.

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Fat Gay Vegan walks into a grocery store

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Wanna see the glorious vegan groceries I bought yesterday?

Scroll down below for the killer line up of goods I snagged from Vegan Ville, the fabulous vegan grocery store in Mexico City.

Even for someone as obsessed with food as I am, these groceries pushed me into the realm of super happy.

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Ultimate vegan shopping

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Josh has left me all alone in Mexico City for a week to jet off to the USA.

He took some time out of his busy schedule of enjoying sunshine and making eyes at alligators in Florida to send me the following photos he took in a Whole Foods Market outlet.

Check out all the amazing vegan products rammed into these fridges!

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ANOTHER vegan shop opens in UK

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Cardiff. It’s your turn.

When news reached me of a 100% vegan grocery shop in Cardiff, I was ecstatic. The march of plant-based consumerism is fabulous news for our animal friends and compassionate people in Wales can now shop until they drop.

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I reached out to Simply V co-founder Spencer to find out a little bit of inside information on his store:

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Costco in Mexico

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As a vegan with a predilection for grocery shopping, I was totally in my element during a visit to Costco in Mexico City today.

Scroll down for photographic proof that I was almost overwhelmed by vegan choices in the mammoth Polanco branch of the retail behemoth.

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Jackfruit glory

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Remember a few days ago when I posted about the best accidentally vegan product of 2015 being a cherry and bourbon sauce?

If you were too busy sleeping off your partying antics, you can check it out here.

Skip forward to today and I got my hands on the original version of this life-changing Jim Beam cooking sauce. Check out what we are having for dinner tonight.

Don’t be jealous BUT… pulled jackfruit cooked up in this Jim Beam sauce. Fuck this is good! #vegan

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Yes. Pulled jackfruit cooked in bourbon and BBQ sauce. Life is good.

The Jim Beam sauces are both suitable for vegans and available at Sainsbury’s.

Extra note: this photo originally appeared on my Instagram feed.

New vegan shop alert

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I have been the announcer of bad news lately, telling you all about the closure of vegan and vegan-friendly businesses all over the country.

But finally some happy news.

A 100% vegan shop is now trading in Sheffield.

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The Incredible Nutshell has everything a compassionate Sheffield shopper needs.

I reached out to the owners of Incredible Nutshell to find out a little more information about their store.

Here is what you should know:

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