Vegan canteen food demand

The Scottish Government is being urged to bring in a new law that would require all public bodies to serve up vegan options in their canteen.

The Vegan Society and Go Vegan Scotland want ministers to introduce legislation to “guarantee plant-based options on every public sector menu every day”. Their petition says as well as protecting the rights of vegans, it would also benefit public health, the environment and animals. The campaign was launched following claims of “vegans not eating for days in hospital” and children missing out on free school lunches because of a lack of vegan options.

Louise Davies, from The Vegan Society, said: “The Scottish Government is responsible for ensuring that our public sector provides for vegans in Scotland and the proposed legislation would assist in fulfilling that obligation. Provision for vegans in the public sector is lacking.”