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[–] Traegert@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

There is a difference between vegetarian and vegan. Hence there being two different words.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

They're also not animal byproducts according to the European Food Safety Authority. They're instead animal products.

[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

TIL

Animal by-products, as defined by the USDA, are products harvested or manufactured from livestock other than muscle meat.[3] In the EU, animal by-products (ABPs) are defined somewhat more broadly, as materials from animals that people do not consume.[4] Thus, chicken eggs for human consumption are considered by-products in the US but not France; whereas eggs destined for animal feed are classified as animal by-products in both countries

So USDA disagrees with Taco Bell, but the various badges given by the vegetarian association have more precise definitions. I didn't know about animal genes used in plants?

[–] flughoernchen 1 points 1 month ago

If I were to categorize in products and by-product intuitively I'd think meat was product and dairy and eggs by-products. Scince "CoWs GiVe MiLk AnYwAyS".