News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on France bans veggie ′steaks,′ ′sausages′ to describe vegetarian products. Parent comment

Re:France bans veggie ′steaks,′ ′sausages′ to describe veget... by pcthrowaway on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:33AM (#31945521)
To be fair, "Beyond" products (Beyond burgers, beyond sausage) require grocery stores that carry them to place them in the meat section (though the store may also place them with the vegan meats).

The idea is that people will get introduced to "close-tasting" plant-based meat alternatives, and it seems to have worked out pretty well for them, since they've been incredibly successful.

It's been 18 years since I've eaten real meat, so I'm perhaps not the best judge, but they seem very similar to me.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:France bans veggie ′steaks,′ ′sausages′ to describe veget... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:57AM (#31945737)
As I mentioned elsewhere, I'm pretty sure they don't 'require' that. All the grocery stores near me that have Beyond keep it in the meat substitute section and don't have it in the meat section at all.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:France bans veggie ′steaks,′ ′sausages′ to describe veget... by ouid on Friday July 01, 2022 @10:21AM (#31946776)
right, so the objective is to trick people.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:France bans veggie ′steaks,′ ′sausages′ to describe veget... by cheese_goddess on Friday July 01, 2022 @01:55PM (#31950148)
For example:

https://youtu.be/8uN8PUU5U2Q?t=1463

(Shows Beyond Burger placed next to meat burgers in a French supermarket).

[ Parent | on HN ]