{"id":17723,"date":"2020-10-21T08:58:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17723"},"modified":"2020-10-21T08:58:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:58:30","slug":"eu-asks-is-a-vegetarian-sausage-really-a-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/10\/21\/eu-asks-is-a-vegetarian-sausage-really-a-sausage\/","title":{"rendered":"EU asks: Is a vegetarian sausage really a sausage?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When is a sausage a sausage? That’s what the European parliament will be voting on this week.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A group of farmers are hoping a bill will be passed that would ban vegetarian products from being called sausages or burgers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They say the measure is needed to prevent people from being misled into thinking the products contain meat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But environmentalists and medical professionals believe such a ban would be a step backwards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Vegetarianism has grown in popularity in recent years, with vegetarian and vegan products becoming an increasingly common sight in shops and on restaurant menus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They are often marketed as veggie or vegan burgers – something the farmers want changed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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So what are they asking for?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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Under the proposed amendments to a farming bill, certain terms like burger and sausage could only be used to market items that actually contain meat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That would mean an end to veggie burgers or vegan sausages on menus and on packaging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And steak, schnitzel, wurst, hamburger, escalope and sausage would all be prohibited from use too, unless the product being sold were to contain meat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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