EU Wants to Ban some ‘Meaty’ Names, but Not Others

EU wants to ban some ‘meaty’ names, but not others

Opposition to 'meaty' names for plant-based products has long been prominent within the EU. Now, the EU has laid out plans to ban 29 of these names - but not 'burger', 'sausage' or 'bacon.'

Europe revisits plan to ban use of ‘meat’ names for plant-based alts

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a list of 29 terms to be restricted from use in marketing plant-based alternatives to meat.  The post Europe revisits plan to ban use of ‘meat’ names for plant-based alts  appeared first on Just Food.

Labelling of plant-based seafood substitutes – Scope and issues at stake

The presentation of the study took place on 16 July 2025 and mainly focused on:the current state of play in the development of plant-based products that imitate seafoodpotentially misleading practices as regards the labelling of these products on the EU marketnational initiatives to tackle the issues generated by such practicesIn addition, it discussed the recommendations…

EU Commission Proposes Banning Meat-Like Terms on Plant-Based Labels

5 Mins Read The EU Commission has reignited the plant-based meat labelling debate by proposing a ban on the use of 29 animal-related terms for vegan packaging labels. When the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that no member state can prohibit companies from using terms like ‘veggie burger’ or ‘vegan bacon’ on product labels, there was a collective sigh of relief among the plant-based industry. At long last, anti-labelling attacks had been d…