US EditionEU votes to ban ‘burger’ and ‘steak’ labels for plant-based foods
The European Parliament backed the ban by 355 to 247 votes to protect farmers from competition amid growing plant-based food markets across the EU.
- The European Parliament voted 532 to 78 to ban the use of meat-related terms for plant-based foods, defining meat as 'edible parts of animals.'
- Céline Imart, a conservative German MP, stated that labels should accurately reflect product contents and not mislead consumers about plant-based foods.
- Lawmakers voted 355 to 247 to prohibit terms like 'veggie burger' and 'vegan sausage' to protect farmers from misleading marketing.
- The proposed regulation aims to strengthen farmers' negotiating power against powerful food companies that may impose unfavorable conditions.
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'A steak is a steak': EU Parliament votes to ban meat terms for vegetarian food
European Union lawmakers this week voted in favour of a proposal to restrict meat-related terms such as "burger" and "sausage" to products that contain actual meat, in order to protect the interests of livestock farmers. The decision has sparked debate across the European Parliament, notably among French MEPs.
EU Parliament Votes To Ban Meaty Words On Plant-Based Food Labels
The European Parliament (EP) has voted to ban the use of meaty words like “burger,” “steak,” and “sausage” on plant-based food labels. The 355-247 majority vote was welcomed by meat industry groups and Céline Imart of the center-right European People’s Party (EPP), who proposed the initiative. However, the move has been criticized by Green MEPs, major supermarkets, and environmental groups. Read more: Europe Is Investing More Than $2.5 Million …
A battle has flared up in Europe – about what a sausage really is. DN's food editor Elin Peters sees how the meat lobby is advancing its positions.
Sausage, burger, schnitzel: The EU Parliament wants only meat products to be called that. Public Health scientist Peter von Philipsborn explains why this would be bad, especially for meat eaters.
One must already love the priorities: while the EU is taming in a vortex of inflation, energy crisis, uncontrolled mass migration and ubiquitous war, the European Parliament finally finds time for what really matters – the fight against the "Soya snitch". 355 MEPs have decided that terms such as Veggie sausage or Tofu steak should be banned in the future. Reason: The poor consumer could otherwise get lost, between pea and beef, between seitan an…
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