Comment from Rojeski MARY

I "urge the FDA to update its food-labeling regulations to require that products containing animal-derived ingredients include a simple label disclosure stating as much, and identifying the species of animal. Even the most conscientious label-reading consumers can be easily confused by ingredients such as L-cysteine (made from duck feathers, which appears as a dough-softening ingredient in baked goods) or vitamins A and D3 (which can be plant-based, but are sometimes sourced from lanolin, a grease found in sheep’s wool). Gelatin is made from animal parts including bone, skin, and cartilage, and the list of obscure and objectionable animal ingredients goes on. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma found that 90% of people surveyed care about the ingredients that are in their food, but could only identify animal-derived ingredients 21% of the time in the products included in the study. However, that number jumped to 95% accuracy when product labels added a simple “contains animals” disclaimer." Animal Legal Defense Fund