Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Say the Bells of St. Clement's?

UK supermarket, Tesco, is in trouble with vegans. Tesco is accused of selling oranges and lemons with bug-assisted shiny skins (https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/aug/22/forbidden-fruit-why-vegans-are-up-in-arms-over-tescos-oranges-and-lemons). Vegans claim that Tesco lemons are rendered shiny, with shellac from the female lac bug. Oranges are treated in a similar fashion with beeswax. The shiny skins make the 'non-vegan' citrus fruits more attractive to most purchasers. Vegans are especially concerned because zest from oranges and lemons may be used in the preparation of dishes. All fruit, of course, owes something to insects as pollinators but shiny skins are optional?
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