• Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    This IS because buyers get confused. I am French. I get confused.

    There are products that copy burgers to meet the demand of users willing to eat less meat. You can clearly see what it is and there is no issue with these products.

    But there are also products faking meaty products, with vegetables because it’s cheaper. Let’s take this one for example : https://www.auchan.fr/charal-happy-family-viande-hachee-a-cuisiner/pr-C1159092 It’s not written “viande hachée [de boeuf]” (beef meat) on the package, because there is 20% of water and vegetables to be cheaper. However, everything is made to make you think it’s just beef. There is nothing really visible selling it as an alternative to eat less meat. There are just very small lines on the bottom of package. The title of the online shop is wrong, selling it as “viande hachée” (ground meat). It’s clearly misleading.

    There are tons of such examples and that’s why there is this new law in France.

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      1 year ago

      Oh, understood. I thought packaging it was much more evident on their own, instead it’s actually hiding.