Yet I find it disturbing when I buy something that contains astonishing animal products.
E.g. I bought some truffle mayonaise. I expect it to contain eggs, but not fish. Indeed, after getting home and reading the fine print, it said anchovies were used. WTF.
Ramen noodles are also a game of chance. Big Chinese writing, a pic of veg on noodles, then the very fine print often buries the use of sea creatures. I spend a lot of time reading a huge list of ingredients (without a magnifying glass) in attempt to be diligent… and I still get burnt.
The injustice of accidentally buying veg that someone expects to be meat is far less of an injustice than the inverse of that. Yet the EU is fixated on regulating veg suppliers.
I’m for inventing names that don’t elicit flesh, but this just seems like they’re caving to the meat lobby
It’s not even legal to use “milk” in the way it was used throughout history, it can only refer to animal milk now.
The move would have merit if there were a real issue of confusion in the marketplace. But indeed caving to the meat lobby is just a display of lacking democracy… not representing the people.
I would love to see a counter petition that demands ramen noodles have animal pics on the frontside.