29 Jul 2019 --- Ten animal protection, consumer, environment and food NGOs have united in an open letter to urge recently-elected MEPs to drop proposals to outlaw phrases such as “vegan sausage roll” and “veggie burger” across the EU. The prospective ban would effectively prohibit plant-based products from using names that have typically been associated with meat products and preparations, such as “steak,” “sausage,” “drumstick” and “burger,” reserving these terms for exclusive use on meat-derived products. Petitions against this proposal have already gathered around 80,000 signatures.
