Shameful trade in primates
The issue of primates being shipped around the world, only to end their very short lives in laboratories has once again been highlighted in the media
Posted 18 Dec 2024
Posted on the 1st July 2021
A survey by Eating Better has found that 1 in 5 ready meals in UK supermarkets are now vegan or vegetarian.
The research looked at 2,743 ready meals across 10 supermarkets and found that plant-based options are the fastest growing, with an increase of 92% since the Eating Better Alliance’s first survey in 2018. In addition to this, the Eating Better survey found that plant-based and vegetarian ready meals are now the cheapest ready meals in 7 out of 10 supermarkets.
Other key findings include:
The Eating Better Alliance is calling on retailers to reduce ready meals containing meat to no more than 50%, encourage the sale of plant-based foods and increase the amount of vegetables and pulses in ready meals and to ensure that plant-based meals are priced competitively against meat, fish and vegetarian options.
The issue of primates being shipped around the world, only to end their very short lives in laboratories has once again been highlighted in the media
Posted 18 Dec 2024
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