Apparently, Germany will be the first country in the world to include a definition of vegan products in its legal framework. The move is aimed at settling the food market, where the term "vegan" has become fashionable and therefore used by different manufacturers for marketing purposes that are often at odds with the needs and interests of consumers.
German consumer protection ministers have reached an agreement in principle that food control agencies should develop criteria for conformity of foods to vegetarian and vegan standards. The initiative is implemented by Germany's leading food industry association (Bund für Lebensmittelrecht und Lebensmittelkunde eV, BLL) and VEBU, the German division of the European Vegetarian Union (EVU). The standards are designed to make life easier for citizens who adhere to an appropriate diet.
It is assumed that manufacturers will be able to call their products vegan only if no products of animal origin (including additives, enzymes, etc.) have been used at all stages of their creation. In particular, this should eliminate the possibility of honey, traces of dairy products, gelatin, insect dyes and other non-plant-based elements in vegan products.
According to various estimates, in Germany, from 7 to 10 percent of the population (from 6 to 8 million people) are vegetarians. A stricter, vegan, diet is followed by no more than 900,000 Germans.
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