Not All Alcohol Is Vegan: What Consumers Should Know

Beer, wine, and spirits are often assumed to be plant-based—but many are processed with animal-derived ingredients that never appear on the label. From fish bladder fining agents to milk proteins and egg whites, hidden animal products are more common than consumers realize. Here’s how to tell whether your drink is truly vegan—and the tools that can help.

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When Women’s Health Is Treated as an Afterthought

When trace metals were detected in tampons, panic wasn’t the real problem — policy failure was. The viral reaction exposed a deeper truth: menstrual products used inside the body for thousands of hours over a lifetime remain under-regulated, under-researched, and insufficiently transparent.