“Using animals to teach
human medicine is
not only unethical, it’s
illogical. The bodies of
pigs and other animals
are so different from the
human body. Thankfully,
there are effective,
human-based training
methods specifically
designed to teach the
lifesaving procedures
that emergency
medicine residents
need to learn.”
—Vegan actress Mena Suvari
in a letter urging her home state of
Rhode Island to support a bill that
would ban the use of live animals
in medical training programsSandwich chain Subway has added two vegan options to its permanent
menu: the Vegan Sub and the Vegan Salad. Both new entrées feature
a meaty, plant-based patty—made with sweet peppers, chili, garlic, red
onions, and spinach—and are finished with a drizzle of the new Vegan Garlic
Aioli. The catch? These new additions are only debuting in UK locations.
Fashion retailer H&M recently debuted
cowboy boots and jackets made with
pineapple leather, dresses crafted from
orange peel-derived silk, and pants
fashioned with Tencel—a fiber made from
tree pulp. The items are a part of the
company’s Conscious Exclusive collection,
which features high-tech, plant-based
materials, designed to win over shoppers
increasingly opting for sustainable fashion.
Now if there was just a leather that
could be made from oat milk cartons,
we’d keep H&M in business for years.Eating even small amounts of meat may raise the risk of premature
death, according to a new study from Loma Linda University. The
research revolved around the deaths of Seventh-day Adventists,
a population consisting of roughly half vegetarians, with 90 percent
of the non-vegetarian half eating two ounces or less of red meat per
day. Researchers found that of the 7,900 total deaths, nearly 2,600
were caused by cardiovascular disease, and more than 1,800 were
cancer-related, indicating that even minimal consumption of red and
processed meats can pose significant health risks.NEWS/now
22 VegNews SUMMER 2019
THE EUROPEAN UNION has proposed legislation that
would ban vegetarian companies from using terms like “burger,”
“sausage,” and “steak” to describe their products. Instead,
members of the EU’s agricultural committee propose verbiage such
as “veggie discs,” meatless “tubes,” and “seitan slabs.” Green
Party member Molly Scott Cato says the legislation “is a clear
indication that [the meat industry is] worried about their market
being undercut ... people are moving increasingly toward a plant-
based diet, and young people at a terrific speed.” The legislation
will be decided upon this year after traveling through individual
states and being presented before the European Commission.
The amount by which dairy milk sales
plummeted last year—falling from
$14.7 billion in 2017 to $13.6 billion in
2018—according to an annual report
by the Dairy Farmers of America.
Meanwhile, the vegan dairy industry is
currently valued at $17.3 billion, with a
projected value of $29.6 billion by 2023.$1.1 billion