# EU reset could bar bacon and chicken labels on meat-free foods

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/crunch-time-for-brexit-smoky-bacon-crisps-facing-ban-in-andy-burnhams-controversial-eu-reset/
- Published: 2026-11-05T00:01:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T00:17:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16266113/Crunch-time-Brexit-Smoky-bacon-crisps-facing-ban-Andy-Burnhams-controversial-EU-reset.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- EU rules could bar meat terms on vegetarian products.
- Smoky bacon crisps and chicken-flavoured noodles may be affected.
- The deal’s projected economic gains are disputed.

## Summary

Andy Burnham’s proposed UK-EU reset could bring UK food and farming rules into line with EU regulations, including a planned ban on meat-based terms for vegetarian products. That could affect familiar foods such as smoky bacon crisps and chicken-flavoured noodles, while illustrating how the deal may limit Britain’s freedom to set future rules.

The EU proposal would prohibit 31 meat-related words, including “bacon”, “chicken” and “steak”, for vegetarian and vegan products; manufacturers would have three years to sell existing stock. Burnham says reduced barriers to food exports could add up to 0.4 per cent of GDP, or £12 billion a year, but the Growth Commission disputes the assumptions and estimates regulatory alignment could cost £73 billion over the long term.

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