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This is already a problem in the US with things like "chocolate" and "cheese products." This lawsuit isn't going to be addressing any of that. My concern would

This is already a problem in the US with things like "chocolate" and "cheese products." This lawsuit isn't going to be addressing any of that. My concern would be if this lawsuit is going to have a detrimental effect on decreasing meat consumption in the US. Or maybe it'll just add another example to the list of foods that aren't what they say they are, so next time it'll be "chocolate," "cheese products," and "vegan."

cookie_monsta 7y ago
I don't know the situation in the US but in Australia I have noticed that we now have "dairy drink" instead of cheap milk, "sandwich slices" instead of cheap cheese. Nowhere on these products does it say milk or cheese because obviously it isn't. It looks like it and is packaged like it and there's no explicit warning that it isn't the real deal, but that's a marketing sleight of hand that I'm ok with I guess. Buyer beware. But false advertising? No. That's an enormous slippery slope and the consumer protections benefit us all, not just vegans.
- lovehashbrowns 7y ago
  But it's the same situation, and I'm sure BK will solve it with the exact same solution, disclaimers. So we still have "cheese products" right next to actual cheese, packaged in the same way as actual cheese, and this vegan burger is going to be advertised as vegan, but with a disclaimer. Just as some products specify that they're manufactured alongside other peanut products and may contain some peanut. The downside here is that maybe it stops vegan products from getting more popular and becoming more readily available. That's my only concern. I'm otherwise not opposed to suing companies for false advertising, and I wish that happened more often because if it did, this problem wouldn't have come up in the first place.
  - cookie_monsta 7y ago
    Agreed. There should be a disclaimer and end of story. Although I can see the ridiculous side to this. If I were a hardcore vegan I wouldn't be trusting BK to do the right thing. On my occasional shameful forays to BK I'm looking for a very specific combo - salt, animal protein, empty carbs and a sugar hit. If I'm looking for a healthy choice BK doesn't even cross my mind.

cookie_monsta 7y ago

I don't know the situation in the US but in Australia I have noticed that we now have "dairy drink" instead of cheap milk, "sandwich slices" instead of cheap cheese. Nowhere on these products does it say milk or cheese because obviously it isn't. It looks like it and is packaged like it and there's no explicit warning that it isn't the real deal, but that's a marketing sleight of hand that I'm ok with I guess. Buyer beware. But false advertising? No. That's an enormous slippery slope and the consumer protections benefit us all, not just vegans.

lovehashbrowns 7y ago
But it's the same situation, and I'm sure BK will solve it with the exact same solution, disclaimers. So we still have "cheese products" right next to actual cheese, packaged in the same way as actual cheese, and this vegan burger is going to be advertised as vegan, but with a disclaimer. Just as some products specify that they're manufactured alongside other peanut products and may contain some peanut. The downside here is that maybe it stops vegan products from getting more popular and becoming more readily available. That's my only concern. I'm otherwise not opposed to suing companies for false advertising, and I wish that happened more often because if it did, this problem wouldn't have come up in the first place.
- cookie_monsta 7y ago
  Agreed. There should be a disclaimer and end of story. Although I can see the ridiculous side to this. If I were a hardcore vegan I wouldn't be trusting BK to do the right thing. On my occasional shameful forays to BK I'm looking for a very specific combo - salt, animal protein, empty carbs and a sugar hit. If I'm looking for a healthy choice BK doesn't even cross my mind.