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EU agrees to chop meaty names from vegetarian and vegan food products
EU negotiators agreed on a ban for most meat-related names on plant-based foods, allowing some terms like 'burger' and 'sausage' to remain with a transition ending in 2030.
- On Thursday, March 5, EU member states and lawmakers reached a provisional deal banning 31 meat-related terms from marketing plant-based foods.
- Amid lobbying from livestock farmers, the European Parliament's agriculture committee proposed the ban to protect farmers and stop plant-based labels from misleading consumers.
- The agreement specifies that dozens of meat-related labels including beef, pork, chicken, steak and bacon are banned, while `burger`, `sausage` and `nuggets` are exempt; restrictions cover cell-cultured meat with a three-year transition before 2030 enforcement.
- Producers such as Vegetarische Slager face renaming costs for products like vegetarian chicken nuggets, while Agustin Reyna of BEUC said `Arguing that these meaty names create confusion among consumers is nonsense.`
- At the same time, Maria Panayiotou said, `This agreement represents a meaningful step towards fairer and more resilient agricultural markets.
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