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The European Union has implemented new regulations banning certain terms for plant-based food products, which has sparked a debate among meat producers and the plant-based food industry.

The European Union has decided to ban the use of meat-related terminology for plant-based alternatives, affecting producers of meat substitutes.

EU lawmakers have agreed to prohibit meat-related names for vegetarian and vegan products, aiming to avoid consumer confusion.

EU negotiators have reached an agreement allowing terms like 'Veggie-Burger' and 'Tofu-Wurst' to remain on menus, while prohibiting other vegetarian products from using misleading meat-based descriptions.

The EU has decided to prohibit the use of meat-sounding names for vegetarian products while allowing vegetarian sausages and burgers to retain their names.

The EU has decided that terms like 'veggie burger' and 'soy sausage' will remain permissible despite previous attempts to ban them in order to protect meat producers.

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill prohibiting the use of terms like 'milk' and 'meat' for plant-based products, pending further review by the Senate.

The article critiques the trend of labeling meat merely as 'protein', arguing that it diminishes the enjoyment of eating.

Food companies in Europe are lobbying against a proposed ban on using terms like ‘sausage’ and ‘burger’ for non-meat products, arguing it could create confusion for consumers.

The percentage of meat from higher farming method categories in supermarkets is increasing, particularly improving conditions for one species.