France bans 'steak' and 'escalope' labels from vegetarian products
France bans 'steak' and 'escalope' labels from vegetarian products
The French government issued a decree Tuesday banning the term "steak" on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone.
The French government issued a decree Tuesday banning the term "steak" on the label of vegetarian products, saying it was reserved for meat alone.
What a strange thing to be pedantic about
74 10 ReplyIt's even dumber than you think:
Producers elsewhere in the European Union can continue to sell vegetarian food with meat names in France.
It's so incredibly dumb it's honestly amazing.
54 1 ReplyThis is so stupid and a collosal waste of time. Do they really feel people are just so stupid they can't figure their stuff out for themselves?
Also, and I cant stress this enough, they are just wrong.
25 6 ReplyNo beefsteak tomatoes for you!
17 0 ReplyThe politicians are trying to take away our steak!!1!
10 2 ReplyMakes sense. It's pretty weird and confusing when they sell them as meat products. Sometimes it feels like it's purposefully misleading.
4 11 ReplyITT: Vegans with a chip on their shoulder demanding that stuff they want to buy be labelled the same as stuff they don't want to buy.
Next up: People demanding that meat be labelled cauliflower to fight fire with fire. I mean it's special meat engineered to have the texture and taste of cauliflower, why shouldn't it be labelled cauliflower?
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