A vegetarian café has revealed it will boycott the new "repulsive" £5 note in protest over it containing animal fat.
Bosses at the Rainbow Café in Cambridge, opposite the prestigious King’s College, said they will not accept the currency until tallow, a substance made from animal fat, had been removed.
The move comes amid outrage from vegans, vegetarians and religious groups following confirmation from the Bank of England the new plastic note contains traces of the product.
Café owner Sharon Meijland placed posters on Wednesdays to warn her customers about the policy and said, so far, she had received no complaints.
She told the BBC: “This is so repulsive we are actually going to have to say that we can't take the notes in our restaurant.
“Tallow's an animal product isn't it? Our whole business is based around not having anything like that on the premises.
“Although the same person doesn't handle the money that handles the food, that's not really the point.”
Since the notes were introduced by the Bank of England in September, a petition calling for tallow to be removed has passed 120,000 signatures within days of being posted.
The bank said its supplier was working on "potential solutions" over the issue.
