European Union countries cannot generally prohibit the use of terms like “schnitzel” or “sausage” for plant-based alternatives, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Friday France had issued a ban of the use of meat terms for vegetarian products which was challenged by several associations and food producer Beyond Meat. The ECJ said that member states can only restrict the use of terms traditionally associated with meat products if they define legal names for plant-protein products. The European Vegetarian Union (EVU), one of the plaintiffs, said they were “very happy” with the decision…