EU court blocks French ban on vegetable ‘steak’ labelling …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
French government decrees had restricted use of words such as ‘steak’ to animal-based products.
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Source: AFP
A European court on Friday overturned a French government ban on makers of plant-based meats calling their products “steak” or “sausage”, which Paris had imposed to protect livestock farmers.
EU members states cannot ban the use of commonly used terms if they do not have legal definitions, said the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJUE) in its ruling.
France issued decrees in 2022 and February 2024 restricting the use of words such as “ham”,…
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