Have You Ever Walked Into A Grocery Store And Bought Something You Thought Was The Meat Of An Animal... And It Wasn't?

The very powerful meat industry, has done and are attempting to pass laws forbidding the use of labels/words like "veggie burger" or "vegan hot dog" on plant-based products. They SAY that it is confusing or "deceptive" to consumers, even though every plant-based "meat" product has meatless plain as day somewhere on the front of the packaging.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/3/20680731/mississippi-veggie-burgers-illegal-meatless-meat

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OggggO · 36-40, M

The dairy lobby is trying to do the same thing to plant milks.

Piper · 61-69, F

@OggggO Yeah, they've been trying that for years.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@OggggO But Coconut milk has been around for a while, so I am guessing they will not be so successful.

Piper · 61-69, F

@DrWatson True. Plus this is actually one of the definitions of "milk", in most dictionaries...

(2): a food product produced from seeds or fruit that resembles and is used similarly to cow's milk

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@Piper And what about Milk of Magnesia? Not exactly a food, but that term has been long accepted.

Piper · 61-69, F

@DrWatson Yeah, and milkweed. Better change that too! 🙃

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@OggggO Well, it happened! My wife drinks almond milk pretty regularly, and today when I bought some at the grocery store, the carton said "Almond Non-Dairy Beverage".

I bet this change will neither increase nor decrease the sales of this product at all.

I am now waiting for "Non-Dairy Laxative of Magnesia!"