Restaurants say ban on ‘meat’ names for veggie products is straining business

Restaurants offering vegan products say they have received little guidance from the government on labelling terms for plant-based products after the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development’s decision on August 16 — since successfully interdicted — to “seize meat analogue products” that are using names prescribed for processed meat products.

“As a plant based business owner, this decision [causes] unnecessary strain because we feel that we need to be able to compete in a fair market where we can offer ‘burgers’, ‘sausages’ and ‘nuggets’ with the correct information of the menu items. I think that it is a huge step in the wrong direction in the fight for climate change,” said the co-founder of Lexi’s Healthy Eatery, Ezio Nichele.

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