Originally Posted by
PTahCha
Since UA does not have a definition for vegetarian non-dairy, one cannot be sure.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dairy product


Milk products and production relationships
Dairy products or
milk products are food products made from (or containing)
milk.
[1][a] The most common dairy animals are
cow,
water buffalo,
nanny goat, and
ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food around the world such as
yogurt,
cheese,
milk and
butter.
[4][5] A facility that produces dairy products is a
dairy.
[6] Dairy products are consumed worldwide to varying degrees.[7] Some people avoid some or all dairy products because of lactose intolerance, veganism, environmental concerns, other health reasons or beliefs.
By the way, United also does not have a definition for cod fish.
Originally Posted by
PTahCha
Back to the meal - did you verify with the FA that a VEGAN or NON-DAIRY meal was loaded? Their paperwork would show what was loaded, and once more when then meal is presented instead of testing it yourself. I am not suggesting that the passenger is to blame, but there are ways to protect yourself and work with the crew if the required meal was not properly catered. And yes, catering makes mistakes with special meals frequently, so the more reason to double check while on the ground.
The FA approached me first, making sure I was the passenger who ordered the special Vegetraian - Non Dairy meal. The meal came with the label outside.