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No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language

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[-] laenurd@lemmy.lemist.de 45 points 1 year ago

Terms like ‘steak’, ‘grill’

I get the reasoning behind wanting a clear distinction between animal products and alternative products, but 'grill'? In my understanding, a grill is the appliance you cook (or, in this case, grill) your food with. You can grill vegetables. So why would they ban 'grill'?

[-] Kajo@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

Because the rich and powerful meat lobby wants to make life hell for their meat free competitors. The only logic here is money.

[-] curiosityLynx@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

At least in German, there's even a term that translates to grill vegetables. Meaning zucchini, eggplant, ...

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