THE European Parliament has blocked a bid to ban the use of names typically associated with meat products to describe plant-based alternatives.
Europe’s largest farmers’ association, Copa-Cogeca, had supported the ban, which could have put an end to the use of words like ‘burger’ and ‘sausage’ on meat-free products.
EU politicians did vote in favour of a ban on the use of terms such as ‘yoghurt-style’ and ‘cheese alternative’ from being used on plant-based dairy products.
Terms such as ‘almond milk’ and ‘vegan cheese’ are already banned on products in the EU.
