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Some food labelling is misleading. One example I have seen ist (small) "veggie" (big) "CRISPY CHICKEN". But burger? Sure, burgers are often beef, but there hav

Some food labelling is misleading. One example I have seen ist (small) "veggie" (big) "CRISPY CHICKEN". But burger? Sure, burgers are often beef, but there have always been other kinds. "Chicken burger", "crab burger", so why not "veggie burger". The EU likes making regulations, to the point that they are killing their own industry

t0rt01se 1y ago
Ooc what did you mean by 'their own' industry? The industry of making regulations or the food industry?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
  I read it as general industry within the EU.
GoToRO 1y ago
The problem is that on the packaging Burger will be written with huge letters and then vegan is metioned somewhere in a corner. I bought cheese that was not cheese :)) Imagine my disappointment.
- notpushkin 1y ago
  So maybe we should tackle the root cause somehow instead?
  - Jensson 1y ago
    That is what they are doing here. Its less work for the few people who wanna call it veggie burger to change than for everyone else to change.
    - notpushkin 1y ago
      > [x] will be written with huge letters and then [y] is metioned somewhere in a corner I don’t understand how banning a specific term will address this general case.
- tcfhgj 1y ago
  this is exaggerated - at least in my region. Example: https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/image-thumb__2491___auto_818f2264c96418864437723eedb23203/4000405003459-vegane-muehlen-crispie-burger-180g.c23863f9.png https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/imag... Vegan cheese packaging: https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-veggie/edeka-my-veggie_pflanzliche-scheiben-gouda-geschmack_j.jpg?impolicy=product-image&imwidth=800&imdensity=1 https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-v... https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/files/styles/article_full_image_desktop/public/2021-09/marktcheck-foto.jpg?h=5daca938&itok=aVgqq1wi https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/file... Plus, usually dedicated/labelled sections and optical separation in the supermarket: https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11745872_873192029417699_8008050999004895433_n.jpg https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/0... https://preview.redd.it/k%C3%B6nnen-wir-das-vegane-angebot-von-lidl-spanien-bitte-auch-v0-ivr9rn82bdp81.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=017f6e24e3bc1ea520c356074fb6086633c1231f https://preview.redd.it/k%C3%B6nnen-wir-das-vegane-angebot-v...
  - cheschire 1y ago
    In your example it says “with soy protein” which seems to imply that soy protein is used in conjunction with the chicken type. And the text is smaller so it makes it seem like maybe they augment a smaller portion with soy, like ethanol used in E10 benzin. Granted, it is rather obvious in Germany as you said because those foods are most typically purchased from a section dedicated to them and not mixed with others. But the point I’m making is that even your example image was not clear.
    - tcfhgj 1y ago
      > In your example it says “with soy protein” which seems to imply that soy protein is used in conjunction with the chicken type. And the text is smaller so it makes it seem like maybe they augment a smaller portion with soy, like ethanol used in E10 benzin. but obviously not chicken augmented with soy
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- FranzFerdiNaN 1y ago
  Well, guess you learned a valuable lesson: always read packaging because corporations will go to any length to deceive you.
  - Jensson 1y ago
    Or just make it illegal, that is less work overall.
tcfhgj 1y ago
> so why not "veggie burger". 1. even this will be illegal 2. why not: there are countless of vegetarian Burger types, one of them is one in the style of crispy chicken burgers - without meat

t0rt01se 1y ago

Ooc what did you mean by 'their own' industry? The industry of making regulations or the food industry?

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 1y ago
I read it as general industry within the EU.

GoToRO 1y ago

The problem is that on the packaging Burger will be written with huge letters and then vegan is metioned somewhere in a corner. I bought cheese that was not cheese :)) Imagine my disappointment.

notpushkin 1y ago
So maybe we should tackle the root cause somehow instead?
- Jensson 1y ago
  That is what they are doing here. Its less work for the few people who wanna call it veggie burger to change than for everyone else to change.
  - notpushkin 1y ago
    > [x] will be written with huge letters and then [y] is metioned somewhere in a corner I don’t understand how banning a specific term will address this general case.
tcfhgj 1y ago
this is exaggerated - at least in my region. Example: https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/image-thumb__2491___auto_818f2264c96418864437723eedb23203/4000405003459-vegane-muehlen-crispie-burger-180g.c23863f9.png https://www.ruegenwalder.de/website/produkte/vegan/2491/imag... Vegan cheese packaging: https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-veggie/edeka-my-veggie_pflanzliche-scheiben-gouda-geschmack_j.jpg?impolicy=product-image&imwidth=800&imdensity=1 https://verbund.edeka/verbund/presse/eigenmarken-portal/my-v... https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/files/styles/article_full_image_desktop/public/2021-09/marktcheck-foto.jpg?h=5daca938&itok=aVgqq1wi https://www.verbraucherzentrale-bremen.de/sites/default/file... Plus, usually dedicated/labelled sections and optical separation in the supermarket: https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11745872_873192029417699_8008050999004895433_n.jpg https://www.deutschlandistvegan.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/0... https://preview.redd.it/k%C3%B6nnen-wir-das-vegane-angebot-von-lidl-spanien-bitte-auch-v0-ivr9rn82bdp81.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=017f6e24e3bc1ea520c356074fb6086633c1231f https://preview.redd.it/k%C3%B6nnen-wir-das-vegane-angebot-v...
- cheschire 1y ago
  In your example it says “with soy protein” which seems to imply that soy protein is used in conjunction with the chicken type. And the text is smaller so it makes it seem like maybe they augment a smaller portion with soy, like ethanol used in E10 benzin. Granted, it is rather obvious in Germany as you said because those foods are most typically purchased from a section dedicated to them and not mixed with others. But the point I’m making is that even your example image was not clear.
  - tcfhgj 1y ago
    > In your example it says “with soy protein” which seems to imply that soy protein is used in conjunction with the chicken type. And the text is smaller so it makes it seem like maybe they augment a smaller portion with soy, like ethanol used in E10 benzin. but obviously not chicken augmented with soy
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FranzFerdiNaN 1y ago
Well, guess you learned a valuable lesson: always read packaging because corporations will go to any length to deceive you.
- Jensson 1y ago
  Or just make it illegal, that is less work overall.

tcfhgj 1y ago

> so why not "veggie burger". 1. even this will be illegal 2. why not: there are countless of vegetarian Burger types, one of them is one in the style of crispy chicken burgers - without meat