Farmers ask EU parliament to ban terms such as 'veggie burger'

BRUSSELS - Restaurants and shops in the European Union could be barred from marketing products as "veggie burgers" or "vegan sausage" if farmers get their way in a debate this week in the European parliament.

Farmers say the measures are needed to protect consumers from being misled. Medical groups, environmentalists and companies that make vegetarian products say it would be a step backwards in meeting the bloc's environmental and health goals. Under one proposed amendment, terms such as steak, sausage, escalope, burger and hamburger would be permitted only for products containing meat.

European farmers association Copa Cogeca says the European Union should put an end to "surrealistic" descriptions. It argues that condoning such terms as "vegan burger" would open a Pandora's box that would confuse consumers and harm farmers.

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