{"id":45209,"date":"2020-10-23T13:20:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/?p=45209"},"modified":"2020-10-23T13:20:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T11:20:19","slug":"eu-parliament-backs-ban-on-dairy-like-names-for-vegan-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/nature-food\/45209\/eu-parliament-backs-ban-on-dairy-like-names-for-vegan-products\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Parliament backs ban on dairy-like names for vegan products"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Brussels \u2013<\/strong> The European Parliament has voted to accept proposals to ban the use of words like \u2018yoghurt substitute\u2019 or \u2018imitation cheese\u2019 for alternative products that contain no dairy. But MEPs voted to reject proposed bans on terms like \u2018veggie burger\u2019 or \u2018veggie sausage\u2019 for plant-based alternatives to meat. The decisions come amid mounting pressure<\/a> from NGOs and youth climate activists for MEPs to vote down the EU\u2019s common agricultural policy later on Friday, after the Parliament rejected any meaningful reform on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n

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Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero <\/strong>said: “It\u2019s disgraceful that the industrial farming lobby isn\u2019t content with cornering billions in subsidies for destructive factory farming. They\u2019re now muddying the debate on farming reform with a pointless vote on food names<\/em> \u2013 i<\/em><\/strong>t\u2019s pathetic that the Parliament wouldn\u2019t even stand up to the industrial agriculture lobbyists on this. The votes won’t change the fact that more and more people are eating more vegetables and switching to meat and dairy alternatives, for the sake of their health and the environment, and will continue to call dairy-free products \u2018yoghurt\u2019 and \u2018cheese\u2019 anyway.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n

The votes on food names come after the European Parliament voted against any meaningful reform of the EU\u2019s common agricultural policy, in a move that Greenpeace described as \u201ca death sentence for small farms and nature\u201d<\/em><\/a>. The Parliament will vote this afternoon to approve or reject the entire common agricultural policy proposal.<\/p>\n\n

Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Marco Contiero – Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director<\/strong>: +32 (0)477 777 034, marco.contiero@greenpeace.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace EU press desk:<\/strong> +32 (0)2 274 19 11, pressdesk.eu@greenpeace.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

For breaking news and comment on EU affairs: www.twitter.com\/GreenpeaceEU<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. We do not accept donations from governments, the EU, businesses or political parties. We have over three million supporters, and offices in more than 55 countries. <\/p>\n\n

EU Transparency Register: 9832909575-41 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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