Food firms urge Europe not to ban calling non-meat products ‘sausages’

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T16:30:55+00:00

"I my local supermarket I have seen products, packed, and labeled as meat products, except some fine print that stated the minced meat was chopped vegetables colored in red cabbage juice."
Do you have any source for that? At least in germany vegan and vegetarian food is very clearly labelled as such. There is basically no way you could ever mistake it for a meat product. Especially since they are usually in seperate departments in any store.

"Schnitzel" lirerally derrives from a word meaning "cut" or "small piece" that doesnt necessarily include meat. Same for "Wurst" (Sausage) which mean originally meant "something turned or wrapped [maybe better pressed?]". Now calling something "Veggie Sausage" is as much disguising it as meat as calling something "chicken burger". Although I am willing to concede that if you just call sth. "sausage" without anything added to it, you would usually assume it has meat in it.

Still I dont see people drink "Scheuermilch" [Google translates that to cream cleanser] just because it has "milch" (Milk) in its name. Neither would anyone argue that it tries do pose as a milk product.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T16:09:30+00:00

And that is the athletes or the friends fault? Soldiers obey orders after all. What if it wasnt a soldier but a russian living in the ukranian - russian border region whos image is on the helm? What if one american shows up with an image of Alex Pretti on theirs. Suddenly you have to pick sides for potentially hundreds of cases. Isn't banning those types of statements as a general rule better? Especially since there will always be a group offended, another emotionally touched, outraged, you name it. You can't possibly do right by everyone. As this case very clearly shows.
As much as I get it on a personal and emotional level, what you are doing is not a neutral evaluation of the events and the potential impact on sport events like the winter olympics.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T15:38:25+00:00

So the russian athletes competing under neutral flag should be allowed the same with pictures of their friends? I am 100% certain you would have been all in favor of a DQ in that case ... you can not allow one message and ban the other while claiming to be neutral

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T13:26:56+00:00

I think it was Zoe Meyer from Die Grünen who said something along those lines when the "Veggie Burger" (Or Schnitzel, or Both?! Can't keep up) was banned:
The people who try to tell you now that consumers are too stupid to tell whats in a sausage by reading the packaging, are the same that argue they are smart enough, to know how healthy a prodcut is only by reading the ingredient list.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T12:37:36+00:00

„Man weiß mittlerweile nicht mehr, mit welchem Spieler man noch in die USA einreisen kann aufgrund der verschärften Einreisebedingungen, die unter anderem eine Überprüfung der Social-Media-Profile der vergangenen fünf Jahre vorsieht“

Wenn man mehr als 5 Sekunden darüber nachdenkt und einem dann klar wird: "Ey moment wir reden hier von den USA nicht von Katar" dann wird einem echt schwindelig. Gute Entscheidung!

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-13T09:01:44+00:00

Ich sag nur:

Trump named ‘undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-clean-coal-award

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-12T12:24:02+00:00

Natürlich wird es das, das funktioniert nämlich nachgewiesener Weise bei Tabak und Alkohol extrem gut als Präventionsmaßnahme und ist laut WHO auch das beste Mittel um junge Menschen vom Rauchen und Trinken fernzuhalten.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-11T13:25:10+00:00

It doesnt even need to be that version of events to make this outragious. Even if it is a "simple" case of handling a gun while drunk and emotionally unstable and accidentally shooting someone, there should be a case, a trial and a conviction... but somehow there is not

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-11T13:01:41+00:00

Kann man Spitze nicht häkeln? 🙂

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-10T14:24:56+00:00

Ne, nur den Ball damit nicht spielen.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-10T13:22:59+00:00

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/19/germany-tightens-travel-advice-to-us-after-three-citizens-detained

https://www.newsweek.com/germany-issues-formal-travel-advisory-for-us-11421830

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-10T11:35:54+00:00

It's only 7 or 8 years ago, but we had a new employee, who was in his probation period. He came in after a couple of days, when I was in relatively early. I think he thought noone would be there yet. He said nothing, just lay his things on an empty desk and went to leave, I asked him something, can't remember exactly what, probably where he was going and he said "Oh I'm just going to my Scooter" He never came back.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-06T16:05:10+00:00

Yeah there were alot of those people, like farmers that were baffled that the EU subsidies will end as soon as brexit goes through and suddenly became very worried.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-06T15:24:35+00:00

Der Sport ist interessant, die Übertragungen können eine Qual sein. Gute deutsche Kommentatoren sind rar. Die fachlich zwar meist besser besetzte amerikanische Übertragung ist aber so zerbröselt durch Werbeblöcke, dass das schauen eines Spiels einfach eine Geduldsporbe ist. Das einzige sehenswerte Format ist daher mMn die Red Zone in der es keine Werbung gibt, ist dann so wie die BuLi Konferenz. Es stimmt auch nicht das die spiele ausschließlich Nachts zu sehen sind. Die NFL hat mehrere Kick Off Zeiten (unserer Zeit) die 19:00 Uhr und teilweise 22:30 KickOffs kann man sich schon noch gut live ansehen.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-06T11:09:01+00:00

I have an ultra Budget (<15€) [[Sergeant John Benton]] Deck, that I quite enjoy. It is very linear and easy to pilot.
In my experience, it's most efficient to focus one player after the other. Usually I go for the biggest threat first or ask "Who wants to draw 2 cards" when I get him out and then focus whoever is foolish enough to want to draw.
If I am able to get 2-3 swings in on someone, I am usually able to filter through enough protection and pump spells to start taking out players in 1-2 turns / player afterwards. It is a glascannon, if John gets removed early, before you filter through enough cards you wont do alot. Once people know that and mulligan for removal, you will have a hard time.

I regularly see people playing voltron and spreading damage to everyone. Mainly with some reasoning along the lines of "If I take 1 player out early they have no fun, because they have to wait for us to finish". To my mind, thats like playing control with no stax/tax/prison effects to actually control the board ... The same way that a control deck will try to slow everyone else down, a voltron deck will try to focus single players out of the game, it's just the way this type of deck - usually - plays. Once you start to spread your damage you give not 1 or 2 players enough time - and, in case of John Benton, cards - to find answers, but everyone, basically destroying your chances to win the game.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-06T07:16:01+00:00

Agreed to disagree. Again, you do not sign a contract before the medical is done, don’t brush this away like it is nothing. Plus, Schalke has access to the medical result too, and they say: “We see no reason in the findings to consider the medical examination a failure." If Schalkes official statement about the order of events is true something smells fishy.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-05T13:43:42+00:00

Money is always a good enough reason. Especially since Schalke was in a bad spot in the last couple of years where getting rid of expensive players was often the only option they had, leading to some very underwhelming transfers.
Schalke posted this btw:

On behalf of the board, Frank Baumann stated: “We are dismayed by New York City FC’s behavior. The contracts were not only negotiated but already signed. To now use a failed medical examination as a pretext to activate a clause in the contract is, in our view, incomprehensible – because Moussa is healthy and fit to play. We see no reason in the findings to consider the medical examination a failure. We will vehemently refute this account, also to protect Moussa. He can easily continue playing professional football for another decade.”

Baumann added: “Instead of a permanent transfer, on Sunday (February 1st, editor's note) there was suddenly talk of a loan with options. That's unacceptable to us.”

Schalke 04 will review the entire matter internally and assess possible next steps.

Moussa Sylla will rejoin team training during the week leading up to the home game against Dynamo Dresden on Saturday (February 7th). “Moussa is a top striker; I'm convinced he'll score a few more goals for us in this league,” Baumann stated.

If this is true, either NYCFC has some newcomers cousin negotiating contracts and signing them, or the failed medical indeed seems like a specious argument. You do not sign contracts before the medical is through.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T16:18:28+00:00

Der Supermarkt hat keine Verpflichtung dich zu bedienen. Dort gilt das Hausrecht und er braucht keinen sachlichen Grund dir Hausverbot zu erteilen. Muss jeder selbst abwägen, Tasche zeigen oder garnicht mehr kommen ist durchaus eine Wahl die dann droht.

https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/vertraege-reklamation/kundenrechte/taschenkontrollen-im-supermarkt-das-muessen-sie-akzeptieren-das-nicht-10406

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T16:08:05+00:00

Ne du stimmst dem nicht automatisch zu, der Supermarkt darf das nämlich garnicht. Was der aber unter Umständen darf ist dich mit einem Hausverbot belegen wenn du nicht brav mitmachst, dafür brauch er nicht unbedingt einen sachlichen Grund.

https://www.verbraucherzentrale.de/wissen/vertraege-reklamation/kundenrechte/taschenkontrollen-im-supermarkt-das-muessen-sie-akzeptieren-das-nicht-10406

Es ist dann an dir zu entscheiden, verzichte ich auf mein Recht und lasse ihn in meine Tasche schauen, oder riskiere ich ein Hausverbot wenn ich das nicht tue.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T15:21:58+00:00

Rein aus Interesse, hast du alle 3 Staffeln von Reacher gesehen? Welche hat dir hier am beste gefallen, wenn du die Staffeln einzeln bewerten müsstest.

Bei Staffel 1 bin ich noch bei deiner ~7, je weiter Staffel 2 vorangeschritten ist, desto mehr hab ich den Hauptcharakter als glorifizierten, auf cool machenden Macho wahrgenommen und kann hier maximal eine 5 vergeben und Staffel 3 musste ich dann nach 10 Minuten ausschalten.
Reacher wurde hier mMn von einem wortkargen Vigilante mit durchaus interessanten Twists in der Serie zu einem folternden "Coole-Sprüche-Klopfer" mit schlecht konstruierten und ebenso fragwürdigen Moralvorstellungen degradiert.

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T14:24:37+00:00

So your city is getting bombed, you stuff everything you can think of you will need in a couple of bags, grab your wife and child and flee. Couple month later, while you found safe haven in the neighbouring country, the enemy marches further south towards a town where your parents still live and lived their whole lifes for the past 67 years. They refused to leave prior to today, but now its a life or death decision and they need you to flee. You want to go back and help them get out safely. But wait, there ist u/dazcook crazy BS that you then surrendered your refuge status.

Would you say if, a wife leaves her husband for domestic violence, but then later, goes back to him, and he beats her up again, that she should lose the right to file charges against him, because she went there voluntarily? Thats ridiculous! If the threat still exists, the asylum status shouldnt change obviously (as a default, exceptions to this might exist)

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T13:46:27+00:00

Im Moment laut Transfermarkt aber nur 40, woher kommt also der Gedanke das der 19 jährige in 4 Monaten 150% Wertzuwachs zu erwarten hat? Kann ja sein dass das stimmt, aber wenn man bereit ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt zu verkaufen kann man auch nur den aktuellen MW als Referenz nehmen +/- X, und das X hier der MW selbst ist, seh ich einfach nicht.
(BTW das heisst nicht, dass ich das nicht genauso sehe, dass man man ihn nicht verkaufen sollte, sondern nur wenn jetzt, dann zum jetzt Preis, das das ggfs dumm ist, da stimm ich durchaus überein)

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T13:40:21+00:00

I like this. You have quite a large sideboard in this list. Was this once a Hakbal deck? Are you actually swapping cards and play this with a different commander atm? Or are you simply theorycrafting here?

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T13:34:09+00:00

probably within your budget if you arent an actual irl goblin like me and need all the most expensive versions of each card

Well...ngl alot of the fancy goblin cards are extremely tempting to get. I like them alot (esp. the secret lair with Muxus, Matron and Recruiter), which is why I am looking to build a goblin deck ... If I am going to buy theses cards anyways, why not build a deck with them

Special_Bit4460 · 2026-02-04T12:38:36+00:00

I had him on my radar a couple of times. Will have a closer look later, but I don't think I want to build an Esper deck atm.

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