EU drops amendment tightening of rules on dairy alternatives

A proposal by dairy lobbyists to ban any resemblances between milk products and plant-based products has been dropped by the EU parliament.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
EU drops amendment tightening of rules on dairy alternatives

A proposal by dairy lobbyists to ban any resemblances between milk products and plant-based products has been dropped by the EU parliament. In October 2020, the EU voted in favour of Amendment 171 which...

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