Is Fossiliferous Limestone Powder vegetarian?

Fossiliferous Limestone Powder is a powder obtained from finely ground limestone containing skeletal fragments of various marine organisms, consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate. It is a mineral-derived ingredient, though composed of fossilized shell/skeletal remains rather than living organisms.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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