A decree published this Tuesday in the Official Journal prohibits the use of certain terms for vegetarian foods. The decree lists in particular terms directly referring to pieces of meat, such as fillet, rump steak, escalope, steak, ribs or even ham.
Other terms may be used for foodstuffs "of animal origin" which may contain vegetable proteins. A plant-based steak produced abroad can therefore always be marketed with such a designation, but not one made in France. These new rules will come into force “on the first day of the third month” following their publication, i.e. May 1.