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If beef is what's for dinner, European Parliament lawmakers want to make sure there is no confusion about what people are eating.

On Wednesday, the lawmakers voted 355 to 247 to define meat as "edible parts of animals" and to restrict the use of words like steak, escalope, sausage or burger for animal and not plant-based products.

That means terms like "veggie burger" or "vegan sausage" would be banned. The regulation is designed to give farmers a stronger negotiating position so that powerful companies in the food supply chain do not impose unfavorable conditions.

"Now, we’re not talking about banning vegetable or plant-based alternatives, of course not. But I think that terms should speak for themselves and should mean

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