Exclusive: Manufacturers tell European Commission proposed ban would cause unnecessary confusion

More than a dozen food companies have urged the European Commission not to ban the use of words such as “sausage” and “burger” for non-meat products.

  • Runwaylights@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    7 days ago

    While I agree that there is much more to vegan than just meat replacements, and personally I don’t care what they call it. There are a couple of arguments for recreating meat:

    1. It sells. And in this world: if it sells, people will keep making it.
    2. Being vegetarian, vegan or someone who wants to cut back on their meat eating, doesn’t mean that they don’t like the taste and feel of meat. Some might do it for the environment or animal suffering. But they still like that meat taste and want a replacement.
    3. One does not exclude the other: you can have both meat replacements and non meat looking vegan stuff. Which there are BTW
    4. Its funny: especially the vegetarian butcher has some clever wordplays
    5. Live and let live I guess
    • unknownuserunknownlocation@kbin.earth
      51·
      7 days ago

      Fair enough. I guess it just often bothers me that I’ll be somewhere, and the choice I get is between meat and something that tries to be meat. I’ve tried the latter a number of times and always been disappointed. Which often ends up preventing me from reducing my meat consumption, because if I don’t want something masquerading as meat, well then there’s nothing other than meat.

      • Runwaylights@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        7 days ago

        Oh yes that is a real issue. It is hard sometimes to get a good vegan/vegetarian meal. I just want something original, not another goat cheese salad or a burger.