France Bans The Use Of "Meaty" Terms In Plant-based Products. Will Other Countries Follow Suit?

Published date12 March 2024
Law FirmMichael Best & Friedrich
AuthorMr Paul E. Benson

While the United States and many other countries wrestle with how plant-based products designed to substitute as meats should be labeled or otherwise described, France has enacted a decree that says exactly what words cannot be used - and it is a long list. Moreover, the French ban extends beyond plant-based products; it also applies to products made from fungi, mycoprotein, and any other type of meat substitute.

Here are the terms that are now off the table (pun intended) to manufacturers of meat...

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