Bad Tasting MoneyBritain’s new five pound note is leaving a bad taste in a few wallets. The new note is made of plastic and is said to be cheaper to make and a lot more durable than the old money. They also have a lot more security features which officials say make them tough to counterfeit. However it contains one unlikely ingredient that has a lot of people demanding an instant halt to production; animal fat. The Bank of England has confirmed that tallow; which contains animal fat and is used in candles and soap is also used to create the plastic note. And that news is not sitting well with the country’s vegans and vegetarians. So an online petition is circulating which was signed by more than thirteen thousand people in less than 24 hours. The organizer is demanding that the bank stop using animal products in all forms of currency. But this might be a hard battle to win; the five pound note is already in circulation and a plastic ten pound note is being released next year. Might be time for a credit card.