Top French court suspends ban on using word ‘steak’ on plant-based foods

Government had issued decree to stop the word – used to describe a burger in France – being used for ‘veggie steaks’

France’s top administrative court has waded back into a battle over the labelling of veggie burgers, suspending a decree banning plant-based products from being described as meat.

In February, the French government issued a decree to ban the term “steak” on the label of vegetarian products from 1 May, saying it was reserved for meat alone.

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