Be Vegan. Be a Superhero.
In a recent study conducted by Oxford University on the analysis of health and climate relating to dietary intake, one clear result emerged: vegans are saving our planet! …read more
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Tesla: The Vegan Car
In the much anticipated wait for the new affordable, electric car, Tesla 3, Elon Musk has confirmed that it will indeed have a vegan option. …read more
Calcium for Vegans
Hot topics around the vegan diet generally revolve around nutritional value and where/how vegans source the required healthy nutrition on a plant based diet. In this post, we’re going to explore calcium and list our 5 top calcium rich foods. …read more
Simplify Vegan Chocolate Pack Winners!
And we have our winners! Congratulations to our awesome winners who have each won a Simplify Vegan Chocolate Pack filled with goodies from our Aussie vendors. Please check your emails for more information. Ashley, VIC Melissa, NSW Michelle, NSW Lee, … Continued
Prince: Still Supporting Animal Rights
To celebrate the late artist’s birthday and his support of animal rights, PETA have released a song which Prince presented to PETA as a gift back in 1999. The song was originally donated to PETA for its 20th anniversary. …read more
Natural Flavours Vegan?
If you have ever looked at the ingredients on food packaging, as most people (especially vegans) have, you may have come across ‘natural flavours’ as a listed ingredient. What are natural flavours? What determines if a flavouring is natural or not and what are it’s origins? Is natural flavouring vegan? …read more
Cosmetics Animal Testing Banned!
Labor has promised to enforce a ban on cosmetic products tested on animals! Finally, Australia is moving forwards and taking animal cruelty seriously following other countries, such as New Zealand, where after similar bans are already in place. …read more
Xanthan Gum E415
Originally, we had xanthan gum listed as a vegan friendly additive but after doing some research, we have removed it from the vegan list. Read on below to find out why. …read more
The Leather Work
In attempt to bring consumer attention to skins used in fashion, PETA Asia (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) launched their own leather popup store in Bangkok, Thailand. As usual, PETA did it in true style. Watch the video posted below to see some of the customer’s reactions. …read more
Palm Oil: Vegan or Not?
We’ve all heard or seen this before – vegan products advertising that they are palm oil free; or vegans on forums stating that products aren’t vegan friendly due to the inclusion of palm oil in their ingredients list. But wait a sec, why palm oil? Isn’t palm oil derived from plants? If palm oil isn’t from an animal or derived from animals, why are some vegans so adamant that it is not vegan friendly? …read more