"vias" > wrote in message
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> I'm not a vegan but shop at a vegan shop in Manchester, UK [ Unicorn
> Grocery].
>
> Recently I needed to buy some honey but was told they didn't sell it
because
> it was an animal product. Is this right? Sure, the bees collect nectar and
> process it to honey but is honey therefore not allowed in a vegan diet?
>
> Philip

Bees are animals, and honey contains some chemicals from the bees in it as
well as the flower nectar. Honey isn't vegetarian, much less vegan.

-Rubystars