EU to ban use of meat words on plant-based packaging

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Under the new agreement, 31 animal-associated words including ’chicken’, ‘beef’ or ‘pork’ and cuts terms like ‘breast’, ‘thigh’ or ‘drumstick’ will be banned

The European Union has restricted food labelling for plant-based foods in a landmark decision praised by conservatives and lambasted by green groups.

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