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France Bans the Use of the Terms ‘Sausage’ or ‘Steak’ for Plant-Based Alternatives: A Controversial Decree
Announced by the French government in September 2023, the decree banning the use of meat-based names for plant proteins was published on Tuesday 27 February 2024. In a decree under debate since 2022, France has taken a bold but controversial step: banning the use of the terms ‘sausage’, ‘bacon’ or ‘steak’ to describe plant-based alternatives….