EU Lawmakers Push to Ban Term 'Veggie-Burger'
EU lawmakers voted on Wednesday to ban the use of the term "veggie-burger" and limit food descriptions such as steak, escalope, and sausage to products containing meat, part of a proposed EU law to protect farmers.
Lawmakers at the European Parliament voted by 355 to 247 in favor of an amendment to a regulation designed to give farmers a stronger negotiating position so that powerful companies in the food supply chain do not impose unfavorable conditions.
The text of the final regulation will follow negotiations between representatives of the Parliament...
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