Piers Morgan Blasts McDonald’s Vegan McPlant Burger As ‘Total Nonsense’

Piers Morgan's vegan views are often aired online - this time McDonald's new McPlant range has come under fire from the T.V presenter

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T.V presenter Piers Morgan has hit out at vegans once more – this time criticizing McDonald’s.

The fast-food giant announced it will be testing its vegan McPlant burger in various markets in 2021. It also plans to test a breakfast sandwich and plant-based chicken alternative.

The Good Morning Britain host branded the range ‘total nonsense’ and said the burger should be called something else.

Vegan McPlant

Morgan said: “The McPlant, the meat-free range, it’s obviously total nonsense.”

“Look it up in the dictionary, a burger is a meat product, so is a sausage. Why do vegans want to use our language?”

His co-host Susanna Reid argued that: “A veggie burger is a burger. It’s a burger… just because it doesn’t meat in it…it’s a burger.”

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Adobe. Do not use without permission McDonald’s will be testing a plant-based burger

McDonald’s vegan

Chris Kempczinski is McDonald’s chief executive. In a recent call with analysts, he said: “Plant-based products are an ongoing consumer trend. It’s not a matter of if McDonald’s will get into plant-based, it’s a matter of when.”

Ian Borded is McDonald’s international president. He added: “As we have worked to better understand customer demand, some markets around the world have tested plant-based products.

“Informed by those learnings, we have created a delicious burger. It will be the first menu option in a plant-based platform we are calling McPlant.”

No veggie ban

Morgan’s opinion on whether veggie burgers should be called burgers is out of step with a major recent E.U vote on the issue. The European Parliament voted to reject a ‘veggie burger ban‘ forbidding vegan producers from using terms like ‘burger’ earlier this month.

Elena Walden is the policy manager for The Good Food Institute Europe. This is a nonprofit working to accelerate plant-based and cultivated proteins.

She said: “The European Parliament has finally taken the ridiculous veggie burger ban off the table. This decision should bring an end to the imaginary crisis of consumer confusion over plant-based food.”

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