EU bans 31 meat-related names on vegetarian and vegan foods
→Labeling teams must remove 31 meat-related names on plant-based products
Change
EU banned 31 meat-related names for vegetarian and vegan products and excluded "burger" and "sausage" from the blacklist.
Why it matters
Packaging teams must omit the 31 banned meat-related names from product labels. Marketing teams must not describe plant-based products using those banned terms.
Implications
- — Packaging teams must remove 31 banned names from EU plant-based product labels before enforcement.
- — Legal teams must update naming controls at EU food manufacturers or face non-compliance.
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