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Tuesday 20 October 2020
While Christmas 2017 has come to an end for most of us, Christmas 2018 is just beginning for the growers.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
The last few weeks in November are always busiest for the nation’s Christmas tree growers, with mass harvesting beginning.
Today is your day.
And what do they symbolise?
IT WAS NICE KNOWING YOU *loud sobbing*
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A distance of 8.6 metres claimed the title.
The tree is so pathetic, locals have started a campaign against it.
It’s the most wonderful time of the … oh.
What goes up, must come down.
THE IRISH FARMERS Association has urged Irish MEPs to vote to ban words traditionally linked to meat products from being used on vegetarian alternatives.
The European Parliament is to vote this week on the terminology used for plant-based meat and dairy substitutes.
Amendments put forward would restrict the naming of such products so that they could not use terms normally associated with meat products.
One amendment would curtail the use of terms such as ‘steak’, ‘sausage’, ‘escalope’, ‘burger’ or ‘hamburger’ on products that do not exclusively contain meat.
The IFA has written to MEPs urging them to accept both amendments to protect Irish consumers and the agricultural industry here.
IFA President Tim Cullinan said yesterday that dairy products or plant-based meat branded with ‘real’ meat descriptions is “deliberately misleading to our consumers and undermines our industry.”
What do you think: Should vegetarian foods be allowed use words like ‘steak’ and ‘burger’?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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