This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are
This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are

No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language

No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language
The point is the meat industry is afraid of competition.
One of the biggest German meat production companies started introducing vegetarian and vegan products 10 years ago - last year they made more profit from then than from their meat branch and are remodelling meat-processing factories for replacements - it's just like everywhere - if you don't lead or follow the change you'll have to try to stop change itself
The shitty thing is that this culture war against replacements is also majorly fucking up our chances to combat climate change as a change away from the meat-heavy diet most people have on a population level would be one of the most effective changes we could make as a society to give us a better chance...
I'm sorry but you have no issues with a product label being misleading as long it's pushing people to eat vegetables?
Would you have the same opinion if it was an animal steak being sold to you as "Vegan steak" ?
Point is, we don't want misleading names for products. Imo people are actively trying to make this topic a political one when it's a consumer protection issue.
If it's not a steak, call it something else. It will be clearer for the consumer.
In the first case that you're replying to, we're using the modifier "vegetarian" in front of the word steak to note why it's different than a regular steak. In your example, you're putting "vegan" in front of steak and lying, because it's not vegan. How many people are actually getting confused by a vegetarian product made to replace a meat-based one, especially considering the veggie one is likely more expensive? Meanwhile, how much more likely do you think it is that the meat and dairy industries would rather there just not be any perceived alternative to their products at all? Because that one seems far more likely to me. I know nothing of the politics of France, but those industries have tried and are trying the same tactic over here in the US.
If it's not clear to you when seeing the product in supermarket you are literally too stupid to get your own groceries.
I really don't see the problem with honesty in product marketing, aside from the fact that it should be 100% and not limited to artificial meat products. That said, a ban doesn't seem like the best idea, because it limits your ability to describe the product. How do you describe artificial spare ribs concisely, without being able to say the words "spare" and "ribs" together?
And just because artificial meat isn't indistinguishable from the real thing at the moment doesn't mean:
I wish we could just get past the loud, over the top design language of literally everything. Every time I leave the house, it's an assault on my senses, everywhere I turn.