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Washington, DC isn’t just for politicians. You may not realize that the city is also teeming with vegan goodness. The area is home to a number of animal-rights organizations and vegan health groups such as Compassion Over Killing, Animal Welfare Institute, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Beyond that, the vegan restaurant scene is also flourishing with ethnic cuisine, all-vegan eateries, and vegan-friendly mainstream restaurants (in case you haven’t yet convinced your companions to eat vegan). If you’re planning a weekend getaway, here’s a snapshot of how you can spend your time, vegan-style.
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On August 1, Dr. Bronner’s, a company known for its all-in-one soaps, will release Dr. Bronner’s Magic All-One Chocolate, a vegan chocolate candy bar line, at retailers nationwide. The organic candy bars are made with fair-trade chocolate and will be available in six flavors: nut-accented bars Roasted Whole Hazelnuts and Salted Whole Almonds; nut-butter filled Crunchy Hazelnut Butter and Salted Almond Butter, and Smooth Coconut Praline (filled with a sweet praline made from coconuts). The new chocolate bars are made with 70 percent dark chocolate sourced from regenerative organic cocoa beans and sweetened with coconut sugar.
“Our recipe is simple: perfectly balanced delicious ingredients sourced from fairly paid farmers implementing regenerative organic practices, that fulfill chocolate’s promise as an expression of love, elevating it to be the pure and ethical indulgence it is meant to be,” Dr. Bronner’s President Michael Bronner said.
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New Jersey, NY-based pet food manufacturer Bravo Packing, Inc. has recalled its Performance Dog and Ground Beef frozen raw pet food products because they were found to be contaminated with salmonella and listeria monocytogenes. Animal advocacy organization Animal Outlook (formerly known as Compassion Over Killing) notified the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December that a sample of Performance Dog Diet it tested was positive for salmonella. This was confirmed in a subsequent investigation by the FDA, along with listeria contamination, and the FDA has since announced a recall.
The recall is similar to another one that occurred in 2018, in which all of the company’s Performance Dog frozen raw pet food products were recalled because of salmonella contamination. That recall prompted a facility inspection in 2019, and in March 2020 Bravo received a warning letter from the FDA detailing violations at the facility. Additionally, its horse meat product for