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France bans 'steak' label on vegetarian products (www.lemonde.fr)

submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave to c/worldnews

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The government's decree is a response to a long-standing complaint by the meat industry that terms like 'vegetarian ham' or 'vegan sausage' were confusing for consumers.

The French government issued a decree on Tuesday, February 27, banning the term "steak" on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone. Other terms that can no longer be used for meat-free products include "escalope," "ham," "filet" and "prime rib," according to the decree.

The ruling is a response to a long-standing complaint by the meat industry that terms like "vegetarian ham" or "vegan sausage" were confusing for consumers. It is based on a 2020 law whose application was temporarily suspended by the State Council in June 2022 after a complaint from Proteines France, a consortium of French companies selling plant-based food.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Just like with vegan cheese, vegan parmesan, vegan milk and so on. How am I supposed to look for substitutes when shopping online or in a supermarket?

Big fat L, France. Caved in to the meat industry, maybe next you can support Germany in keeping the gasoline cars on the roads for longer.

[–] PeroBasta 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by

Keeping the gasoline cars on the roads for longer?> >

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://apnews.com/article/germany-eu-synthetic-fuels-climate-cars-2035-c11e4fb08df5d219c35548259039ce26

(an agreement has been reached in the meantime)

[–] PeroBasta 2 points 9 months ago

Well, there are countries in EU where the annual income is like 20k gross. Electric cars, today, are still quite a luxury for many

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

How am I supposed to look for substitutes when shopping online or in a supermarket?

Just buy a block of tofum then you can cut out your own shapes!