The world is going mad I swear it is. As I brushed my teeth this morning I noticed a little "V" symbol on the toothpaste tube. This apparently means it is suitable for vegetarians. Really?
I am not a toothpaste scientist, but I thought toothpaste was basically very finely ground chalk, flavoured with mint in a paste. Of course it's suitable for vegetarians, it's mint flavoured rock. But would it matter if it was made from whalemeat? We don;t eat the damn stuff, we rub it on our teeth then spit it out. It's hardly a foodstuff is it? Can you imagine the situation where you might say - mmmmm, I'm really hungry, I think I'll have an Aquafresh sandwich? Okay, perhaps on an Arctic Expedition when all other supplies have been exhausted you might resort to the toothpaste as asource of nutrients. But then would you really worry about the vegetarian alternative in that situation?
It got me thinking though. Is there toothapste out there that is NOT suitable for vegetarians? I thought they were all mint flavored, but it opens up some intriuging possibilties. Steak and Onion flavour toothpaste perhaps. My next trip to the supermarket will be a lot more interesting.
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