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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Robyn Vinter

Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’

Packaging of THIS isn't pork sausages
Dozens of companies including Linda McCartney Foods, Quorn and THIS have signed a joint letter calling on commissioners to ‘let common sense prevail’. Photograph: PR

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.

Companies including Linda McCartney Foods, Quorn and THIS have signed a joint letter calling on commissioners to “let common sense prevail” ahead of a debate on the proposed ban, which they say would cause “unnecessary confusion” for customers “without helping anyone”.

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