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.