{"id":483163,"date":"2025-10-08T14:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483163\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:31:15","slug":"why-europe-is-cracking-down-on-terms-like-veggie-burger-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483163\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Europe is cracking down on terms like \u2018veggie-burger\u2019 &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Philip Blenkinsop<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReuters\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted October 8, 2025 10:10 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1 min read<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EU<\/a> lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban the use of the term \u201cveggie-burger\u201d and limit food descriptions such as steak, escalope and sausage to products containing meat, part of a proposed EU law to protect farmers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers at the European Parliament voted by 355 to 247 in favor of an amendment to a regulation designed to give farmers a stronger negotiating position so that powerful companies in the<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/food-supply-chain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> food supply chain<\/a> do not impose unfavorable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the final regulation will follow negotiations between representatives of the Parliament, EU governments and the Commission, with the Parliament backing a ban of terms such as \u201cveggie-burger\u201d or \u201cvegan sausage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'A look inside veggie burgers: What you need to know about soy-, plant-based burgers'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/FINAL-VEGGIEBURGER.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:00<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA look inside veggie burgers: What you need to know about soy-, plant-based burgers\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11467861\/denise-richards-estranged-husband-aaron-phypers-court-hearing\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/denise-richards-divorce.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDenise Richards testifies on alleged abuse by estranged husband in hearing\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11467922\/canada-post-strike-union-government-intervention\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CUPW-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada Post union to meet with minister behind changes to mail carrier\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Its meat-only list also includes \u201chamburger,\u201d \u201cegg yolk\u201d and \u201cegg white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The EU has already defined dairy items milk, butter, cream, yogurt and cheese as \u201cproducts secreted by mammary glands,\u201d meaning that what might otherwise be called oat milk is instead generally referred to as oat drink.<\/p>\n<p>EU lawmakers in 2020 voted against a proposal to ban the use of meat-related terms for plant-based alternatives.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on World<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Philip Blenkinsop Reuters Posted October 8, 2025 10:10 am 1 min read Descrease article font size 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