When should a veggie burger no longer be called a 'burger'? vegetarian vegan
European Union legislators have thrown desperate Brexiteers a bone and outraged environmentalists by launching an attack on veggie burgers.
The vote took place on Monday, April 1, but appears not to have been an April Fool’s prank. Instead it’s part of an EU push to make sure consumers are not misled.“We felt that steak should be kept as real steak,” a French MEP said – worried by the rise of so-called “vegan steaks”.As one wag on Twitter suggested, in a nod to the EU’s extensive rules protecting the trademarks of food from a particular geographic region, “it’s not a veggie burger unless it’s made in Veggieburg”.
And Brexiteers, who recently have found themselves on the back foot as the UK grapples with how to leave the EU, seized on the veggie burger news. The move met immediate resistance and may not survive a future vote of the European Parliament on the committee’s recommendation.
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