Which mars products are vegetarian

Entertainment News Sports. India World Business Fact Check. Updated: May 14, , IST. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. Print this article. Reduce font size. The company behind some of Britain's top-selling chocolate bars has admitted many of its well known brands will remain unsuitable for vegetarians, despite reversing a decision to use animal extracts in its products.

While Mars UK has backflipped over the use of animal extracts in some of its chocolate confectionery - including Mars and Snickers bars - ingredients used in its other products, such as Twix, Bounty, Celebrations, Topic and Milky Way, will not be changed, meaning they will continue to be unsuitable for vegetarians.

A week-long campaign by vegetarians prompted Mars UK to admit it had become "very clear, very quickly" that it had been a mistake to change the variety of whey used in Mars, Snickers, Maltesers and Galaxy bars from a vegetarian source to one with traces of rennet, an animal enzyme which is taken from the stomachs of calves. But with hundreds of thousands of chocolate bars containing the new ingredients already thought to be on the shelves and the company ruling out a recall, Mars has had to admit it cannot tell vegetarian consumers exactly when its bars will be safe to eat.

While welcoming the U-turn, she added: "We really want clarity. This website uses cookies. By continuing to browse our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Mars first launched into free-from with Galaxy Vegan in , expanding the range with further SKUs in It follows a turmultuous year in the mults for Mars, which suffered supply issues throughout the early months of the year, leading to significant declines for many of its key brands.

December saw it launch a major overhaul for the Galaxy brand , with a new look and a new premium range of Fusions bars rolling out. By continuing to use our site, you are agreeing to the use of cookies as set in our Cookie Policy. Mars expands vegan range with new vegan Bounty and Topic chocolate bars. Read Time: 4th January Mars is expanding its range of vegan chocolate bars with the launch of two new chocolate bars based on its iconic Bounty and Topic bars.