More than a dozen food companies have urged the European Commission not to ban the use of words such as “sausage” and “burger” for non-meat products.

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    1 month ago

    The definition of milk literally includes plant milks. Milk has been used to describe these beverages for as long as they have existed.

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      I agree, but that’s not what the marketing law in Germany says. Not long ago, it was changed by conservatives to only include real cow’s milk.