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Vikas Garg

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photo of Amò abillion Pizza & Pasta Party shared by @vikas on  11 Dec 2024 - reviewphoto of Amò abillion Pizza & Pasta Party shared by @vikas on  11 Dec 2024 - reviewphoto of Amò abillion Pizza & Pasta Party shared by @vikas on  11 Dec 2024 - reviewphoto of Amò abillion Pizza & Pasta Party shared by @vikas on  11 Dec 2024 - reviewphoto of Amò abillion Pizza & Pasta Party shared by @vikas on  11 Dec 2024 - review

Wow!! $55 for this epic meal and everything was vegan!

Starter: asparagus and mushrooms
Pizza: mushrooms, eggplant and cherry tomato
Pasta: linguini with black truffle
Main: Romanesco cauliflower
Dessert: chocolate tart more

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unejanie oh, that chocolate tart!! 😋🥰3 likesReply
agreene428 Oh my!! 😍 2 likesReply
sharsiva4 My favs were the pasta and the dessert 😍😍😍2 likesReply
voes That all looks so good!!1 likeReply
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Mondelēz International, which makes popular snacks such as Oreo, Ritz Crackers, and Triscuit, paid experimenters to force-feed mice feces from obese women in support of its “healthy snacking” agenda. PETA is launching a more

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alistar Ugh. Repulsive company. I will think before purchasing those brands again. 10 likesReply
danielgl Good question, @vikas!! The same dilemna exists for cosmetics that are vegan in their composition but then test on animals ... I think a good first step is what you suggested - the flagging of these items is an excellent idea, kind of like the CO2 impact that now automatically appears on some listings. And extend that to cosmetics brands as well. Like "warning: this corporation tests on animals." Though personally I think they shouldn't be part of the app - maybe a step to consider in the future?12 likesReply
agreene428 I had no idea this company was testing on animals. So heartbreaking!! I suggest removing these product reviews because they are not 100% Vegan.8 likesReply
dafnelately If we remove the product page and its reviews, nobody can stumble across it again and discover that it’s actually not vegan and it gets reviewed all over again — This has happened with several products before.

I think it’s more helpful every time someone reviews something that’s not vegan by accident, we update the product to have a “non vegan” label with a remark so people know what to look out for. This way we could even list intentionally misleading products that have “plant-based” labels but contain egg 🥚 or dairy 🥛 8 likesReply
danielgl Good point - maybe the app could flag this right away when the user types in the brand - with a pop-up message that informs the user of the company practices that prohibit it from being accepted?3 likesReply
sianski Thank you for drawing our attention to this Vikas. I value the continual update on products and their ethical status.
PETA is a rigorous organisation with animal rights at the heart of what they do. When they expose failings in industry, I believe that they’ve been very thorough in their investigation. We can act swiftly to support those findings and stop purchasing products that are shown to have used animal testing. I think we should petition companies like Mondelēz to stop animal testing.
And once you are made aware, stop buying their products until they change.
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ljaerv I was already avoiding Mondelez’s products, but things like this will make sure I will never buy anything from them. Totally despicable.

Hopefully PETA will shine a bright light on what this company is doing.7 likesReply
alistar I’ve emailed the company questioning this and asking them to stop. Yuck. 7 likesReply
brtjohns Even from the human side of it, completely needless, bizarre and unjustifiable use of time and resources. Mondelez international, formerly kraft foods, owns many popular food brands including nilla wafers, oreo, ritz, tate's cookies, newtons, nutter butter, premium crackers, triscuit, tang, wheat thins, Velveeta, air crisps, chips ahoy, Teddy grahams, etc etc.
I dont know why any self respecting person with a little care in their health and wellbeing is eating this frankenfood junk anyway. It's not food. It's toxic to your gut, all bodily systems and organs.
Needless to say, it's bereft of morals and humanity to manifest lifeforms just to experiment and deny all freedoms.5 likesReply
shanna This is shocking. And extremely disappointing 4 likesReply
lowlaichow That's my issue with #accidentallyvegan products from companies - their starting point and intent can be so misaligned with the welfare of all sentient beings. 4 likesReply
chefchrissy68 Oh gosh!! Gross & unethical beyond belief! Thankfully I don’t eat or buy any of that stuff. Regardless that some may be vegan. 2 likesReply
gillhibbitt They should not be labelled as vegan. 4 likesReply
gitaneta No more Oreos for me 🙁4 likesReply
danielgl Here is a link from their website with the list of brands they own:

https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Our-Brands/

And contacts by country so that we can communicate our rejection of their horrible practices:

https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Contact-Us/Consumers2 likesReply
alistar They replied to me denying that they do any animal testing or pay anyone else to do it. Hmmm. 🤔🤨1 likeReply
danielgl I saw that section on the Mondelez website, saying the same. I wonder where PETA is sourcing their information? I've received no response as of yet...Reply
danielgl I just emailed PETA asking about the source of their info. 👍1 likeReply
danielgl Just heard back from PETA, they sent an email with links to several tests from 2013 - 2022. Regarding Mondelez policy, they wrote the following:

The first paragraph of Mondelez’s policy states that they don’t contribute to animal testing when it comes to their products and ingredients. However, the second paragraph of their policy states that they allow for animal testing “when it is needed to advance fundamental knowledge in nutritional science.” The above animal tests were done for curiosity-driven “nutritional science,” and we are urging them to patch this loophole in their policy and ban all animal tests.1 likeReply
vganbeast Yikes. Imagine still doing tests on animals, that barbaric anti-scientific shit should be well and truly over by now. We don't need to force feed anyone with the feces of obese people to see if we can snack on sugary garbage in a hwalthy way! The level of corruption in the food industry is staggering.4 likesReply
gatinhozen 😢2 likesReply
alistar They replied to me denying that they do any animal testing or pay anyone else to do it. Hmmm. 🤔🤨1 likeReply
danielgl I read through the first two sources that Peta referenced, and the acknowledgements of the researchers thank Mondelez Global LLC for their grants partially funding the research. That must be the loophole that PETA is referencing. Very sneaky of Mondelez!! 🤔😡1 likeReply
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For a while now @mrsgarg and I have been supporting 3 primary school students in Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

I found out about the amazing charity, Ruben’s Shoes Society, thanks to Desirèe Dupuis, the founder more

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voes So grateful for your support providing these well deserving children with life changing education 💙3 likesReply
zarreen So blessed to be with Such beautiful people 🙏❤️ million thanks for everything you do 2 likesReply
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photo of Scraus Pizza-Burger -Elettric- veganburger shared by @vikas on  02 Dec 2024 - review

#womenowned

There are big burgers and then there’s this 🍔

A gigantic double stack of veggie goodness that I could barely get my hands around let alone my mouth! But it was so good, and so generous that it was enough food for me and more

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danielgl #burgerlover!! 😋1 likeReply
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photo of Scraus Pizza-Burger -Elettric- Vegan Pizza shared by @vikas on  02 Dec 2024 - review

#womenowned

Still dreaming of our trip to Italy 🇮🇹 and still have so many more reviews to post on abillion!

We were in Forte dei Marni for one night and found this great bar that does pizza and burgers 🍔 and had a vegan burger reviewed more

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vimauro #pizzalover 🍕😋😍1 likeReply
maryanarch Ohhhh that crust 😋 Reply
agreene428 😍😍😍Reply
sanleeping thats a pizza 💓Reply
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I'm thrilled to share that we just crossed a big milestone at abillion: 15 million users!

That’s 15 million people in over 190 countries using the abillion app and website to find the best vegan options at over 1.3 million more

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valeveg75 💚our BIG family💚💯👍🔝2 likesReply
marabasso Soon, we will be a billion beautiful people!1 likeReply
alistar Congrats! 🎉👏1 likeReply
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Big things are coming for Veganuary friends in Singapore 🇸🇬

#veganuary

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vimauro 😍2 likesReply
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Look at these beautiful fruits! 🍒🍊🍋🍓

I was in Thailand 🇹🇭 over the weekend for a quick work trip to present abillion and saw these at the airport on the way back yesterday. They were beautiful and tasted incredible. more

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vimauro Beautiful indeed 😍5 likesReply
danielgl Wow I thought they looked perfect at first glance!! Just have to ensure they are dipped in the agar-agar and not gelatin 😬😊4 likesReply
vikas Good tip thank you Daniel!2 likesReply
udeshs Thailand has some amazing fruits!! If I lived there, I could become a fruitarian lol..4 likesReply
voes We were just in Thailand too! How tasty! 😍3 likesReply
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