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A ban on using meat names such as 'burger' or 'sausage' for vegetarian products also goes against consumers' choices for more sustainable food (Photo: Chris Isherwood)

When is a 'veggie burger' not a veggie burger? Ask MEPs

"You have to murder to call it meat" was the cutting catchphrase that concluded a spoof English language ad from the fictitious 'international meat industry' lobby group on a recent primetime Dutch TV show Zondag met Lubach.

This parody masterfully lampooned and debunked the meat industry's claim that the use of meat denominations, such as "burger" and "sausage" are confusing to consumers. And that such

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A ban on using meat names such as 'burger' or 'sausage' for vegetarian products also goes against consumers' choices for more sustainable food (Photo: Chris Isherwood)

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Dr Joanna Swabe is senior director of public affairs for Humane Society International/Europe.

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