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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Roberts

Paul McCartney joins campaign to stop EU’s renaming of vegetarian sausages

A Beyond Burger, a vegan veggie burger, is seen at the Vedang fast food restaurant in the Mall of Berlin on May 18, 2019 in Berlin, Germany - (Getty Images)

Sir Paul McCartney has joined a campaign to prevent the European Union from banning the use of terms such as "burger" and "sausage" for plant-based food products.

European Members of Parliament reportedly voted in October to reserve these names exclusively for meat, with a decision from the European Commission potentially due later this week.

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