More than a dozen food companies have urged the European Commission not to ban the use of words such as “sausage” and “burger” for non-meat products.

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    17 days ago

    The definition of milk literally includes plant milks. Milk has been used to describe these beverages for as long as they have existed.

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      17 days ago

      I agree, but that’s not what the marketing law in Germany says. Not long ago, it was changed by conservatives to only include real cow’s milk.

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        17 days ago

        What a bunch of snowflakes. Imagine that being the biggest problem in your life.

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        15 days ago

        What makes it even stupider is that everyone still calls it soy- or whatever-milk.