Vegetarian and vegan communities in the UK are in tumult over the revelation that the new plastic polymer £5 note contains animal fat in the form of tallow. 。
SEE ALSO:Twitter has mixed feelings about new five pound note containing animal fat 。Tallow is a substance made of animal fat derived from beef or mutton (or even pork) which was traditionally used as the base for soaps and candles.。
A petition gathering more than 100,000 signatures had demanded the Bank of England to "cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use". 。
The Bank confirmed the use of tallow in the base substrate of the fiver in a Twitter conversation: 。
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The new beef-fat infused notes are not only problematic for vegetarians who don't want to handle them, they also pose a problem for those wanting to eat them. 。 Yes, you heard that right. Eat them. 。There is actually a surprising number of notes eaten or chewed, according to figures released by the Bank of England. This eye-catching fact was first spotted by 。
Bloomberg 。
Bloomberg。. 。
The figures show that in the last year alone £128,000 has been destroyed by being chewed or eaten: 。The figures above show the value of claims in (£Thousands)Credit: bank of england 。
Since 2003, a total of nearly £1.5 million worth of UK cash met the same fate. And it's getting worse. Look at the figures for 2003 to 2006:
。Credit: bank of england 。And then from 2013 to 2015: 。
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