Is bread suitable for vegetarians?

Published: 29 April 2009

There have been a few reports in......

newspapers and websites suggesting that bread may not be suitable for vegetarians. Most bread is labelled as “suitable for vegetarians” a claim that could not be made if it contained any ingredient of animal origin.  FAB (Flour Advisory Bureau) has checked with the bakers, who confirm that this is the case, and that where they use enzymes or other processing aids, these are of non-animal origin.  Some bread is made with added omega 3 derived from fish oil, but this is clearly labelled as unsuitable for vegetarians.

ABIM, the association representing bakery ingredient manufacturers, also confirms that all its members’ sales in the bakery sector comprise products of non-animal origin.

Therefore consumers can rest assured that virtually all wrapped bread, is made with ingredients of non animal origin.  If it is labelled as “suitable for vegetarians” people can be confident that bread does not contain any ingredient of animal origin.