A plant based vegetarian burger is pictured in a restaurant as the European Parliament will vote on whether to ban plant-based products from using terms such as 'burger', 'sausage' or 'steak', in Brussels, Belgium October 21, 2020. Picture taken October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Restaurants and shops in the European Union should be allowed to label products as "veggie burgers" or "vegan sausages", the European Parliament said on Friday, but called for tighter curbs on labelling of plant-based dairy substitutes.
EU lawmakers voted to reject proposals, backed by farmers, to ban plant-based products from using terms such as steak, sausage or burger.
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