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

  • laenurd@lemmy.lemist.de
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    10 months 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’?

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      10 months ago

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

    • Kajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

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