• cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Honestly I think that this might be a good thing for veggie prosucts

    Some vegetable products make for pretty bad versions of their meat based counterpart but would be great products on their own accor

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      2 months ago

      Yes, but also why does the government need to be involved?

      I understand wanting clarity in good naming and standards, but I’ll never confuse a tofu burger or reconstituted mycelium protein nuggets with actual meat.

      There is no real risk to the consumer in having language like tofu burger and veggie steak

      • FelixCress@lemmy.worldOP
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        2 months ago

        why does the government need to be involved?

        Because consumers should not be misled by deceiving manufacturers.

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          2 months ago

          If you see “plant burger” and you are misled to think that it must be made of beef, that says a lot more about you than the manufacturer.

        • TheBlackLounge@lemmy.zip
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          2 months ago

          Stupid reason. Burger used to mean pork and beef. There were laws for this. Now we have chicken burgers?? Yeah nobody cares.

          • FelixCress@lemmy.worldOP
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            2 months ago

            Stupid reason

            Would it be OK to sell some cheap dog meat burgers as “vegan”? I meant taste would be probably the same but still misleading, don’t you think?

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          2 months ago

          Yeah I know my comment was 3 whole paragraphs and you can’t read gud, but I actually managed to address that