Is a food that contains no animal products by itself considered vegan IF the facility processes milk/eggs?

Question

Is a food that contains no animal products by itself considered vegan IF the facility processes milk/eggs?

Answer 1

Yes.  In fact, there's the theory that if you buy stuff in spite of shared machinery/facility issues, it will show there is demand for vegan items.  Hopefully some shared-machinery companies will someday be able to afford dedicated dairy-free machinery and/or faciltiies.

Answer 2

Yes. Unless it's a purely vegan company, a lot of food is processed around nonvegan products, to the point that veganism would be impossible if this was a "requirement".

Answer 3

its your personal choice.

Answer 4

I would say it was 99% vegan.... That sounds stupid but what i'm trying to say is that i would still eat, and consider it vegan, but some people wouldn't. But i'm not sure...

Answer 5

If there aren't any animal ingredients in the actual ingredients list, it is vegan unless they test it on animals.

Answer 6

Yes it is vegan

Answer 7

Yes it is safe to consider it vegan. Some facilities simply share machinery involved in production. The machinery is usually cleaned thoroughly between production batches. The reason some products say "may contain traces of dairy, nuts, seeds etc" is because some people have severe allergic reactions to these products. Companies are required by law to label their products appropriately. It's really up to you whether or not you want to eat it or not, but personally I'm ok with it.

Sweet Williams sells chocolates and other sweets that are exclusively dairy and nut free. The package clearly states dairy and nut free facility.