Vegan News
Indianapolis, Indiana, March 19th, 2023 – How does the state you live in play a role in how likely you are to go vegan? The team at Gambling.com has used Google search data, the amount of savings residents of each state would enjoy by buying tofu instead of meat, and the number of vegan meetups and restaurants to come up with a list of the states most likely to go vegan.
Los Angeles, Cal. – It’s no secret that plant-based milk alternatives have skyrocketed in popularity. In the U.S., consumption of these products went from one-fifth of households in 2010 to one-third in 2016, and sales hit $2.4 billion in 2020. There is even a World Plant Milk Day observed each year on August 22.
The BeVeg Vegan Certification assures consumers, all while enabling brands to independently validate product claims. Businesses can also bundle the BeVeg certification with other third-party certifications, such as non-GMO, organic, gluten-free, kosher, among others. By obtaining the BeVeg Vegan certified trademark, consumers, retailers, and brand owners can be certain that their Vegan label assertions carry meaning, as BeVeg is the only vegan trademark in the world to be backed by accredited standards.
What is the “Ahimsa” in Land of Ahimsa? Hollywood, California – With the award-winning film Land of Ahimsa streaming for free on UnchainedTV, many people are asking… what exactly is ahimsa? It started as a word written in Sanskrit. Gandhi made it famous.
Vegan product certifications add value, both for consumers and for brands as a key marketing tool. The certification of products as vegan does not guarantee that they are free from animal-derived GMOs. Similarly, a plant-based product is not necessarily vegan and may contain animal materials or GMOs.
Mushroom meat has officially gone mainstream thanks to alternative protein company, Meati’s, new 100,000 square foot processing facility in Colorado. Dubbed the “mega ranch,” the new space will enable Meati to produce up to 45 million pounds of its mycelium-based, animal-free meat each year.
As “vegan” products flood the marketplace, consumers are more skeptical about product integrity, resulting in a consumer confidence crisis further driving the importance of vegan certification. As the global marketplace calls for a consistent audit based vegan certification program that verifies a product does not have any animal-derived components in the final product, or in the manufacturing process, and has not tested on animals, BeVeg fills the gap as the world’s only third-party accredited certification standard owner to ensure consistent, global application of vegan label claims.
Indianapolis, Indiana – A growing number of celebrities want to put an end to animal testing. And, to show they mean business, they’re adopting dogs rescued from research labs. Miley Cyrus adopted a former lab beagle named Barbie in 2016 through the Beagle Freedom Project, an organization dedicated to rescuing animals used in experimental research. Cyrus even posted a photo of Barbie on social media with the hashtag #stopanimaltesting.
Farm Sanctuary, in Los Angeles, held an Open Your Heart event to celebrate Valentine’s Day with happy, rescued animals Los Angeles — Valentine’s Day is the holiday for those who love each other, and how better to celebrate it than in the company of loving farm animals?