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Em nope? There was a case brought by the farmers to try and outlaw this labelling but the case is still ongoing, if not thrown out already ... Maybe it’s the c

by rusk 6y ago

Em nope? There was a case brought by the farmers to try and outlaw this labelling but the case is still ongoing, if not thrown out already ... Maybe it’s the case in Your Country but it’s far from being a pan European thing.

fooblat 6y ago
Em yes! "The European Parliament has voted in favour of an amendment (no.171) which would place further restrictions on the use of dairy food labels for plant-based products. The use of dairy terms, such as "cheese", "yoghurt" and "milk", for non-dairy products is already banned within the EU, following a decision by the CJEU in 2017, however, under the new amendment, these restrictions would go one step further by also prohibiting terms that liken plant-based products to dairy, eg "yoghurt-style", "butter alternative" or "cheese substitute"."[0] 0. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=588638a6-879c-446e-bd94-8eb8e7077ff1 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=588638a6-879c...
- rusk 6y ago
  Apologies that’s a new one on me I guess it hasn’t made it to my neck of the woods yet! I don’t think the similar effort around meats has gone so well ... EDIT still ongoing and not yet legislated you can still buy “vegan cheese” for now https://m.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/amendment-171-34-politicians-protest-plant-based-dairy-censorship-in-european-parliament.html https://m.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/amendment-171-34-pol... It’s interesting that your jurisdiction is so proactive in this area!
  - freeflight 6y ago
    > Amendment 171: 34 politicians protest plant-based dairy censorship in European Parliament Between that title, and it having been posted on April the 1st, I find it difficult to take that article serious.
    - rusk 6y ago
      Well you can go look up literally any other recent article on the topic.

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Em nope? There was a case brought by the farmers to try and outlaw this labelling but the case is still ongoing, if not thrown out already ... Maybe it’s the c

by rusk 6y ago

fooblat 6y ago
Em yes! "The European Parliament has voted in favour of an amendment (no.171) which would place further restrictions on the use of dairy food labels for plant-based products. The use of dairy terms, such as "cheese", "yoghurt" and "milk", for non-dairy products is already banned within the EU, following a decision by the CJEU in 2017, however, under the new amendment, these restrictions would go one step further by also prohibiting terms that liken plant-based products to dairy, eg "yoghurt-style", "butter alternative" or "cheese substitute"."[0] 0. https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=588638a6-879c-446e-bd94-8eb8e7077ff1 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=588638a6-879c...
- rusk 6y ago
  Apologies that’s a new one on me I guess it hasn’t made it to my neck of the woods yet! I don’t think the similar effort around meats has gone so well ... EDIT still ongoing and not yet legislated you can still buy “vegan cheese” for now https://m.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/amendment-171-34-politicians-protest-plant-based-dairy-censorship-in-european-parliament.html https://m.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/amendment-171-34-pol... It’s interesting that your jurisdiction is so proactive in this area!
  - freeflight 6y ago
    > Amendment 171: 34 politicians protest plant-based dairy censorship in European Parliament Between that title, and it having been posted on April the 1st, I find it difficult to take that article serious.
    - rusk 6y ago
      Well you can go look up literally any other recent article on the topic.