The EU Parliament's Agriculture Committee voted on a motion aimed at strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain. Among other proposals, the committee suggests stricter labeling practices for plant-based meat alternatives, going beyond the EU Commission's proposal of July 2025. Specifically, the amendment calls for terms like steak, schnitzel, sausage, burger, or hamburger to be reserved exclusively for products containing meat.

Critics, including the Good Food Institute Europe and Greenpeace, argue that the restriction on labeling meat alternatives is problematic and distortive of competition. They claim that familiar terms help consumers make informed purchasing decisions and that arbitrary intervention in labeling practices would hinder consumer navigation and harm domestic companies. The motion will be brought to a vote in Parliament in the coming weeks, with a provisional date set for October 6.