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Vegan wool Weganool s marketing riles up Australian woolgrowers
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Weganool is made from a blend of cotton and fibres from the calotropis weed.
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Is it acceptable for a non-wool product to market itself as vegan wool? Absolutely not, according to Wool Producers Australia.
Key points:
Wool producers say wool can only come from an animal
Weganool s retailer says the product has similar traits to wool
The peak body for woolgrowers is riled up by a marketing campaign for a new product called Weganool, made of three parts cotton and one part fibre from the weed calotropis, which is common in parts of northern Australia.
Terry and Kim Kovel
King Features Syndicate
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Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity Pippa Hackett will oversee the wool feasibility study.
A major feasibility study on wool commissioned by the Department of Agriculture has been recognised as the first step in revitalising the wool industry by farm organisations.
The study will have a total budget of €100,000 to identify potential products and market opportunities both domestically and internationally for wool.
Launching the study, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Senator Pippa Hackett said: “Wool is plentiful in this country and I am really keen to see how we can make the best of it.