The EU has allowed the sale of vegetable meat substitutes called "vegetarian sausage"

Published 2020년 10월 27일

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The European Parliament has rejected a bill that would have banned the sale of meat substitutes labeled as 'vegetarian sausage' or 'vegetarian burger'. The bill, proposed by MEPs under pressure from agricultural unions, aimed to reserve terms related to meat for animal products only. However, the proposal will continue to restrict the labeling of herbal substitutes for dairy products, such as 'soy milk' or 'vegetable cheese', except for terms like 'peanut butter' or 'coconut milk'. The European Consumer Protection Organization (BEUC) has praised the Parliament's decision, calling it a good move for consumer rights, while critics argue that the dairy labeling restrictions are unnecessary.
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MEPs did not support the ban on the sale of meat substitutes labeled "vegetarian burgers" or "vegetarian sausage". But there will be no products labeled "soy milk" or "vegetable cheese" in the EU. This was reported by dw.com, writes agronews.ua. The European Parliament has rejected a bill banning the sale of meat substitutes labeled "vegetarian sausage," and so on. During the vote on Friday, October 23, 2020, the majority of EU legislators did not support the submitted draft act prepared by the Committee on Agriculture. The document was initiated and submitted for discussion by MEPs under pressure from agricultural unions. According to the rejected proposal, "terms and names related to meat (…) should be assigned exclusively to those parts of animals that are fit for human consumption." For example, such terms as steak, sausage, schnitzel, hamburger were given. The European Parliament's refusal to support the proposed restrictions was praised by the European Consumer Protection ...
Source: AgronewsUA

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