Zurich, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Swiss court bans animal names for plant-based products

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2025-05-02

A court in Switzerland ruled Friday that animal names cannot be used to describe vegan products and that terms such as "plant-based chicken" or "vegan pork" constitute consumer deception. "The term 'chicken' refers to poultry, that is, an animal," the federal court said in a statement, adding that under Swiss law "all information about food products must be in keeping with reality". As such, "a plant-based product which refers to the term 'chicke......

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