Seizure of vegan meat products on hold leaving millions at stake
The food industry may have to relabel items such as mushroom ‘burgers’ and vegan ‘boerewors’
07 July 2022 - 19:02
Tens of millions of rand may have to be spent by the food industry to relabel vegan products such as mushroom burgers, Checkers’ Simple Truth plant-based sausages and vegan boerewors, though plans to seize these items have been put on hold.
The department of agriculture, land reform & rural development sent out a directive on June 24 stating that labels on vegan products using meat terms were unlawful and the products had to be removed from shelves. ..
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