{"id":2655,"date":"2020-07-08T13:24:36","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/?post_type=is_it_vegan&p=2655"},"modified":"2020-07-08T13:41:18","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:41:18","slug":"foxs-party-rings","status":"publish","type":"is_it_vegan","link":"https:\/\/www.veganfriendly.org.uk\/is-it-vegan\/foxs-party-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Fox\u2019s Party Rings Vegan?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A familiar site at children\u2019s parties for more than 30 years, Fox’s Party Rings are a colourful biscuit with a hole in the middle and have icing on one side. These sweet treats always go down well with the kids (and plenty of adults), but the question we will answer in this article is: are Party Rings vegan? And, we have some good news for all you biscuit lovers out there: there are no non-vegan ingredients in these biscuits, so \u2013 on the surface at least \u2013 Party Rings are vegan.<\/p>\n
Of course, things in the Is It Vegan?<\/a> section of our site are rarely simple, and in this article, we\u2019ll explain why some people might consider Party Rings to be off the menu for those following a strict plant-based lifestyle. We\u2019ll also delve into the various (and many!) ingredients that go into these colourful biscuits, and look at the other Party Rings products through a vegan lens.<\/p>\n We delve into the vegan credentials of each of the ingredients in the next section of the article, but rest assured, none of them are obviously non-vegan in that they do not comes from animal sources.<\/p>\n There is one ingredient that is sure to catch the attention of many vegans though: palm oil<\/a>. This rather contentious substance comes from plants, so in theory, it should be vegan. But because of the potential damage to biodiverse rainforests and the habitats of various animals caused by palm oil producers, many vegans believe that it has to be taken off the vegan menu. Many non-vegans also avoid palm oil due to the environmental issues too. Where you sit on that particular issue is down to you, of course.<\/p>\n As we discuss in our article on Vegan Biscuits<\/a> however, simply ascertaining that all the ingredients in a given product are vegan friendly is not always enough. Many biscuits are produced in factories that handle milk and other products derived from animals, and as such, as is the case with Oreos<\/a>, some very strict vegans might consider Party Rings to be out of bounds.<\/p>\n Indeed some vegans might even only buy biscuits and other products from companies who only produce explicitly vegan products as they might not want to give money to firms that use animals products at all. For us though, and most vegans judging by the various websites, groups and forums, Party Rings are certainly accepted as vegan by most.<\/p>\n One difference between Party Rings and Oreos, however, is that the makers of Oreos actually state on their website that \u201cOreo have milk as cross contact and therefore they are not suitable for vegans\u201d. They also carry the warning (to those with milk allergies rather than to vegans) that they \u201cmay contain milk\u201d. Party Rings, however, do not carry this warning, and instead suggest they \u201cmay contain nuts\u201d. This gives us confidence that Fox\u2019s manufacture Party Rings in a way that ensures they do not suffer cross-contamination or cross-contact with milk products.<\/p>\n A few years ago, Party Rings would have been unsuitable for vegans and even vegetarians as they included gelatine (made from collagen from various animals parts). But, thankfully, Fox\u2019s changed the recipe back in 2015 and gelatine has not been included since. But what ingredients are in Fox\u2019s Party Rings?<\/p>\nWhat Might Stop Party Rings Begin Vegan?<\/h2>\n
Palm Oil<\/h3>\n
Cross Contamination<\/h3>\n
Ingredients of Party Rings<\/h2>\n