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EU parliament votes to ban meat names for plant-based foods (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[โ€“] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean... I kind of agree with you, but at the same time... Come on, the things have green packaging and "vegan" or "vegetarian" plastered all over the print. Not to mention they're being sold in separate sections in stores, not where the meat is.

You need to really not be paying attention to get "tricked" by this.

[โ€“] Tweak@feddit.uk 0 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but you shouldn't have to be ever-vigilant against advertising. The government is supposed to regulate against businesses trying to trick people.

Like the OP picture, the box says "cooks like ground beef", which is fine when you read it all, but the font colour is almost trying to hide "cooks like" such that at a glance you might only see "ground beef" and pick it by mistake. That's very borderline, at least.

And while major supermarkets have vegetarian sections, smaller shops might not have such an obvious separation. You can't justify the packaging by where the product might be shelved.

[โ€“] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

the font colour is almost trying to hide โ€œcooks likeโ€ such that at a glance you might only see โ€œground beefโ€ and pick it by mistake

Then regulate against that, not against calling them "burger patties", or something. I mean, the choice of the image is especially weird considering "burger patties" never mention meat specifically.

And while major supermarkets have vegetarian sections, smaller shops might not have such an obvious separation

They do, because you're not allowed to mix food products types in the EU. Meat MUST be separate from cheese, cheese MUST be separate from vegetables, etc.

[โ€“] Tweak@feddit.uk 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes but are there regulations on meat being separated from meat substitutes? Would we even want that? I think it could be better to have all the burgers in one place, so long as I can clearly tell beef from pork from veggie. And should the laws on packaging rely on compliance with other laws? It's the other way around - if the packaging is clear and appropriate, where things are placed doesn't matter.

Cheese being separated from other things is more about hygeine. And even then, it isn't 100% - you can buy meatballs with cheese in them. Maybe there's some sterlisation requirement to make that okay? I don't know.

I agree that burger should absolutely not be regulated as a meat only product. Just like how a pizza doesn't have to have plain tomato sauce.

I did some digging to try and find a primary source, the actual vote is here (Ammendment 113, just search the page for "burger"). If you take burger and hamburger out of the list I'd have no issue.

Hopefully when the EC (ie the competent lawyers, rather than populist representatives) take their pass at this they'll trim the list down.

[โ€“] Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 hours ago

Yes but are there regulations on meat being separated from meat substitutes?

Yes, because meat substitutes are not meat, therefore they cannot be stored with meat.

Would we even want that?

We already have it.

I think it could be better to have all the burgers in one place, so long as I can clearly tell beef from pork from veggie

You already can. The veggies ones have big "veggie" letters on them.

And should the laws on packaging rely on compliance with other laws? Itโ€™s the other way around - if the packaging is clear and appropriate, where things are placed doesnโ€™t matter.

The sanitary implications of meat stored with non-meat products has much farther reaching consequences than a random person going "ah, oops, I accidentally bought veggie burgers". Which, again, can only happen if they don't bother looking at the package they're grabbing.

And even then, it isnโ€™t 100% - you can buy meatballs with cheese in them. Maybe thereโ€™s some sterlisation requirement to make that okay? I donโ€™t know.

I'm not talking about ready-made meals or other meal types. I'm talking about "raw products". Things like "meatballs with cheese" are not a raw product and you won't find them in the meat fridge, they'll be with the frozen meals section - with the pizzas, fries, deep-fry veggies, etc.