Petition · past parliament
Stop using tallow in the production of UK bank notes
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Tallow is animal fat. Millions of vegans and vegetarians object to the use of tallow yet the Bank of England have put it in the new notes which we have to use.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Dec 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
5 Dec 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.