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Specificity and rules in German bureaucracy? A real shock, let me tell you.
by EA-3167 2mo ago
Specificity and rules in German bureaucracy? A real shock, let me tell you.
- inigyou 2mo agoAs a result of this, half the stuff in a German supermarket doesn't say what it is on the packaging, just the brand name. So soy yoghurt doesn't say soy yoghurt, it says Alpro and you just have to guess or interpret the fine print to know that it's soy yoghurt. Even actual yoghurt can't say yoghurt. It has to say mild yoghurt, on some technicality.
- dmix 2mo agoSecond order effects of well intentioned regulation. As is tradition.
- inigyou 2mo agoIt clearly isn't well-intentioned, but a money grab by the meat and dairy industry.
- EA-3167 2mo agoThat sounds like industry lobbying got the better of them, we have similar fights going on here around calling things plant "milk" or "butter" and the rest. What a shame, I can't imagine it's a lot of fun having to forensically examine every item on the shelf.