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Are EU food labels unfair to those with plant-based lifestyles?

No one believes a bean burger contains beef, and nobody assumes a veggie sausage came from a pig....

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08.20 12 Mar 2026


Are EU food labels unfair to those with plant-based lifestyles?


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08.20 12 Mar 2026


No one believes a bean burger contains beef, and nobody assumes a veggie sausage came from a pig. So why are EU rules for food labels assuming people do? 

That’s the question from Deidra Barr, Director of Communications for the UK Vegetarian Society who spoke to Anton this morning.


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