{"id":44922,"date":"2021-11-19T12:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=44922"},"modified":"2021-12-15T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T11:43:36","slug":"greggs-mislabels-meat-baguette-as-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/greggs-mislabels-meat-baguette-as-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Greggs &#8216;mislabels&#8217; meat baguette as vegan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The bakery chain has faced backlash over the claim.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Greggs store has been called out for allegedly marking a \u2018Pigs Under Blankets\u2019 baguette as vegan-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>The sandwich contains pork sausages and smoked bacon \u2013 making it unsuitable for those on a <a href=\"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/accidentally-vegan-on-worldveganday\/\">plant-based<\/a> diet.<\/p>\n<p>The claims have come from the Instagram account, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nowyouknowitsvegan\/?hl=en\">Now You Know It&#8217;s Vegan<\/a> after one of their followers sent in this image:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44938\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44938\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44938\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/ffff-1024x915.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/ffff-1024x915.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/ffff-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/ffff-768x687.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/ffff.png 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@nowyouknowitsvegan on Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWWXXYlKHDy\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWWXXYlKHDy\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The account has gained over 85,000 followers from sharing photos of new releases.<\/p>\n<p>We asked some Londoners what they thought:<\/p>\n<p>Kavi Thobhani, 20 said: \u201cVegans are pretty accustomed to reading everything in detail anyway out of sheer paranoia, so this would probably just double up the distrust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lia Buckley, 21 said: &#8220;I think it&#8217;s so bad for vegans who put their trust into a product only for it to be a meat product.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Emma Chapman, 20 said: &#8220;I understand that mistakes happen, but I also understand why vegans would be angry. It shouldn&#8217;t happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Greggs have a range of vegan options to choose from, including sausage rolls, steak bakes and doughnuts.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-44922-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/Why-do-people-become-vegan.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/Why-do-people-become-vegan.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2021\/11\/Why-do-people-become-vegan.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Greggs were unavailable to comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words and animation: Megan Milstead | Subbing: Sarah Chaffey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The bakery chain has faced backlash over the claim. 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