| Author (Corporate) | European Court of Justice: Press and Information Division |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | No.63, 2017 (14.06.17) |
| Publication Date | 14/06/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Purely plant-based products cannot, in principle, be marketed with designations such as ‘milk’, ‘cream’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ or ‘yoghurt’, which are reserved by EU law for animal products. The same is true if those designations are accompanied by clarifying or descriptive terms indicating the plant origin of the product concerned. However, there is a list of exceptions. |
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| Source Link | https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2017-06/cp170063en.pdf |
| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Law |
| Countries / Regions | Europe, Germany |
