'Completely unnecessary': Veggie brands warn against EU ban on meat names for plant-based food

Stuart Stone
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Terms such as 'plant-based burger' or 'vegetarian sausage' have developed organically to communicate format and use rather than content, joint letter claims

Almost 30 leading plant-based food brands and vegetarian groups have warned that EU proposals to ban the use of descriptors such as 'beef', ‘chicken', 'burgers', 'drumsticks', 'sausages' and 'steaks' for...

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