US EditionThe European Parliament Prohibits Calling Plant Products or Meat Grown in a Laboratory "Hamburger" or "Sausage"
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In a vote on Wednesday afternoon, the European Parliament adopted an amendment prohibiting commercial companies from using meat-related terms such as hamburger, steak, sausage or escalope when it comes to vegetarian or vegan products that do not contain it. The proposal, which has yet to be confirmed in the Council by the governments of the Member States, may change the course of a growing market in the food world. It also seeks to be a sign of …
When it comes to the EU Parliament, terms such as schnitzel and sausage will be reserved for meat products in the future. For consumers this would mean chaos, for Veggie manufacturers a catastrophe, the psychologist Hans-Georg Häusel prophesies. Another group would have a name ban, on the other hand.
The European Parliament has voted in favour of banning meat terms in plant products, a controversial decision because it runs counter to language itself.
Above all, the texture remains a problem: it can't get to that of schnitzel or fish. According to the EU, meat substitutes should no longer be called "schnitzel" or "Burger". Why Veggie products polarize so.
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The EU Parliament's decision to ban terms like "sausage" and "ham" for meat substitutes is unrealistic. Language and eating habits evolve.
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