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No meat? No problem. They’re still burgers, European lawmakers rule
Read full article: No meat? No problem. They’re still burgers, European lawmakers ruleEuropean lawmakers rejected Friday proposals that could have prevented plant-based products without meat from being labeled sausages or burgers. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BRUSSELS – It’s a meaty issue but the EU has taken a stance: veggie burgers are in fact burgers. European lawmakers said Friday that plant-based products that do not contain meat, including veggie burgers, soy steaks and vegan sausages, can continue to be sold as such in restaurants and shops across the European Union's 27 countries. Losing the ability to use the terms steak or sausage might make those plant-based products more obscure for consumers. Together with Greenpeace, the group regretted that lawmakers accepted further restrictions on the naming of alternative products containing no dairy.