Government to potentially seize all plant-based meat products
The South African government could potentially seize all plant-based meat products due to growing pressure from the meat industry.
Friday on Breakfast with Martin Bester, the team discussed the controversy over plan-based meat products.
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development has announced that it could potentially seize all plant-based meat alternatives that have "misleading labelling".
According to Money Web, the department wants all plant-based products using the words 'burger', 'nugget', 'sausage' or 'patties' to be taken off store shelves.
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This comes after a massive outcry from consumers and the South African meat industry claiming that plant-based foods should not be labelled with "real" meat names and terms.
The plant-based food industry has called out the government, calling this move "irrational, illogical, and damaging to a fast-growing industry".
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The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa has confirmed that it has engaged with the government to resolve the matter and minimise the impact of the directive on “affected members”.
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