BRUSSELS: EU member states and lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as “steak” and “bacon” to market plant-based foods — but spared veggie “burgers” and “sausage”.
The decision marks a win for Europe’s livestock farmers, many of whom argue that plant-based foods which mimic meat are potentially misleading for consumers, threatening their already troubled sector.
Celine Imart, a cereal farmer and right-wing lawmaker from France who sponsored the plan hailed the deal as an “undeniable success”.