Quorn confirms breakfast essential is discontinued after shoppers spot empty shelves
VEGGIE food firm Quorn has confirmed that one it's most popular breakfast items will no longer be available to buy - and shoppers aren't pleased.
The meat substitute, which is popular with vegetarians and some meat eaters, can be used to create tasty dishes for the entire family.
But now Quorn has axed it's chilled bacon slices from shop shelves.
In a statement, Quorn said: "Our chilled bacon slices are leaving the range but we do still have our frozen bacon slices available.
"Plus earlier this year we launched four new chilled products to our Quorn Deli range including two brand new flavours."
Quorn's Tikka mini fillets are spiced with an aromatic and warming Tikka flavour, and are designed to be perfect with lunchtime flatbreads and naans, or a coconut yoghurt dressing.
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Quorn's Fajita mini fillets are a convenient deliciously smoky take on a popular dinner staple, which can be spiced up with a Mexican bean salad or added into a warm flour tortilla with rice and homemade salsa.
But shoppers aren't thrilled with these new additions replacing the bacon slices.
In a Reddit thread announcing the news, one person commented: "What really? That's not good I loved them."
Another person commented: "Do you know of any other stuff that’s been discontinued. I feel like the range has been getting smaller and smaller lately."
Someone else said: "This is what frustrates me most about being on a specialised, meatless diet: every time I find something tasty, they tweak it or remove it. I’m sorry this has happened."
Back in April, one happy customer wrote a review of Quorn's bacon slices, saying: "I have been eating these for many years. I love them. Please do not stop making them as so much vegetarian food has been replaced with vegan. The man upstairs when I lived in a flat at one time did not believe I was vegetarian because he could small bacon cooking! There are others that are good but this is one of the best. The rashers are thicker and the texture is very good.. They make excellent BLT..."
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Is mycoprotein safe?
Mycoprotein is a great source of lean protein and is cholesterol free. However, there has been much debate over how "safe" the product is.
In the past, many consumers claimed to have experienced symptoms such as nausea and allergic reactions from mycoprotein products.
But in 2002, in the US, the Centre for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban mycoprotein, including Quorn, because of complaints they were receiving.
However, David Wilson, from Quorn US, stated that these claims were "inaccurate" and that the products were thoroughly tested and approved by the relevant regulatory bodies in each country that it is sold.
In the UK, The Vegetarian society initially disapproved of Quorn because of the use of battery eggs during the production process.
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But Quorn later changed to using free-range eggs instead and the society have since given their stamp of approval.
The Quorn website states that "all protein foods have the potential to cause an adverse reaction in some consumers."