The French Council of State again suspends national ban on meat names for plant products

 

For the second time in a few years, the French top administrative court stopped a government decree banning the names of meat for plant-based products, such as ‘veggie sausage’ or ‘burger’, pending the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

Following an appeal by six producers of plant-based foods, France’s State Council interim relief judge suspended the decree on Wednesday (10 April). The law provided a list of prohibited butchery or charcuterie terms, such as “steak”, “escalope” or “jambon”, to marketing plant-based products.

The French government promised to publish the decree on 27 February this year, as it was a commitment made to farmers’ protesting in the streets, to protect French livestock farmers and avoid creating confusion among consumers. (...)