The Vegan Thread

a quick check, is heinz tomato ketchup vegan? making kebabs at the weekend, and just need to check that i won't be offending people's principles if i use this common condiment as the basis for a glaze

Yes. See here:

http://animalfreeshopper.com/trademarkdetail.aspx?id=009176

The Animal-free Shopper is the one-stop resource to find out whether a product is vegan.