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[โ€“] stoly@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

You expect this from Texas but are shocked and disappointed when it's the EU.

[โ€“] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Honestly I think that this might be a good thing for veggie prosucts

Some vegetable products make for pretty bad versions of their meat based counterpart but would be great products on their own accor

[โ€“] shaytan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've seen "plant based chicken nuggets", (0% chicken) which doesnt make sense

Good rule, food market stays the same, but these should be called "veggie nuggets" or whatever

[โ€“] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've seen "chicken-free nuggets", which makes more sense IMO.

[โ€“] Visstix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But why not include every other thing it doesn't have in it?

Because if something is meant to imitate something else, consumers looking for such a substitute product should have an easy means of finding it. The target demographic of these products is people looking to avoid meat, so manufacturers already have an incentive to label them as being meat-free. Making them use meaningless words will inevitably confuse consumers more than a prefix such as 'plant-based' would, in turn discouraging adoption of such products by curious consumers, exactly the intended effect of the meat lobby that pushed for inclusion of the provision in the first place.

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[โ€“] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm guessing they're trying to distract people from the fact that they're cutting back sustainability laws even further.

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[โ€“] Tweak@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well I think this law could be fine, depending on how far exactly it goes. I don't really think it's appropriate to call vegetarian products "bacon" or "steak", however "burger" is already generic enough (you can have a beef burger, chicken burger, or veggie burger). In the article image, it says "cooks like ground beef" which should also be ok. A "pattie" is also not necessarily a specific type of meat. Hell, I even take offense at "turkey bacon" - the point is that it is intentionally misleading.

[โ€“] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Aldi here are selling plant based products like "no chicken burger". It's literally saying there's no chicken. I wonder if that will get banned.

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Damn I better go stockpile pea-based mince(d meat).

(If you haven't tried it before, seriously, do. There's so many (traditional) recipes with minced meat for which this is a 1:1 replacement, it opens up an entire new world of cooking for vegetarian/vegan kitchens.)

[โ€“] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

"Celine Imart, the French member of the parliament who led the initiative..."

Of course it was French-led!

[โ€“] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I wish they'd ban the name "coronation chickpea" here.

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[โ€“] vatlark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Beefsteak tomatoes would like a word.

Italian: cuore di bue French: cล“ur de bล“uf

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