The French stepped in: You can't call plant-based products steak

In France, from October, the names of vegetarian and vegan foods may not include "sausage", "steak" and other terms used for meat products. Hamburgers are the only exceptions for now. Last week, France decided that products made from vegetable protein are not steaks or sausages, so they cannot bear these names, reports modernfarmer.com. This decision was made after a week earlier the country banned the use of words typically used to describe meat products for imitations made from plant proteins. According to an official statement, the government "establishes rules for the use of names denoting animal products and foods derived from them in the description, marketing or advertising of foods containing plant proteins." However, in the case of patties intended for burgers, the name "burger" can still be used for preparations of vegetable origin. Although not at the global level, France is the first in Europe to regulate the names of plant-based meat-substitute foods. South Africa ...