Veggie 'Burgers' Face The Chop As EU Lawmakers Back Labeling Ban

Concerns over the greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farms have driven increasing numbers of Europeans to adopt plant-based diets (Credit: AFP)

Plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be on the way out in the European Union after the bloc's parliament voted Wednesday to restrict such labels to meat only, in a win for disgruntled farmers.

Many of Europe's livestock farmers see plant-based foods that mimic meat products as potentially misleading for consumers, and a threat to their already troubled sector.