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<p>The new &pound;5 notes released by the Bank of England have sparked outrage on social media after the bank confirmed that it contained animal fat in the form of tallow, a substance used in candles and soaps, the Independent reported.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The new flexible plastic notes are designed to be cleaner and stronger, but the use of tallow has angered vegans and vegetarians across the UK.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/SteffiRox">@SteffiRox</a> there is a trace of tallow in the polymer pellets used in the base substrate of the polymer &pound;5 notes</p>
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<p>More than 5,000 have already signed a petition launched to remove the new plastic fivers from circulation. The note became legal tender in September.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The petition started by Doug Maw at change.org read, &quot;The new &pound;5 notes contain animal fat in the form of tallow. This is unacceptable to millions of vegans, vegetarians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in the UK.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;We demand that you cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use,&rdquo; it added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The new £5 notes released by the Bank of England have sparked outrage on social media after the bank confirmed that it contained animal fat in the form of tallow, a substance used in candles and soaps, the Independent reported. </p>

<p>The new flexible plastic notes are designed to be cleaner and stronger, but the use of tallow has angered vegans and vegetarians across the UK. </p>

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<p>More than 5,000 have already signed a petition launched to remove the new plastic fivers from circulation. The note became legal tender in September. </p>

<p>The petition started by Doug Maw at change.org read, "The new £5 notes contain animal fat in the form of tallow. This is unacceptable to millions of vegans, vegetarians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and others in the UK."</p>

<p>"We demand that you cease to use animal products in the production of currency that we have to use,” it added. </p>

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The Bank of England's tweet, confirming the note contains tallow to make it more durable, sparked a social media backlash

More than 5,000 have already signed a petition launched to remove the new plastic fivers from circulation.

UK: New ?5 note containing animal fat angers vegans

The Bank of Englands tweet, confirming the note contains tallow to make it more durable, sparked a social media backlash