A debate surrounding veganism has erupted in the Oxfordshire county council after a rule was passed banning meat and dairy products from being served at official events. “The government’s independent Climate Change Committee, advises that meat consumption should be reduced by a fifth, and that public bodies should promote plant-based foods. “Providing appealing plant-based school meals along with education on healthy, climate-positive food choices are excellent ways to address these problems.”The council has therefore said that all food provided at catered council events will be entirely plant-based. A carrot not a stick approach should be employed.”Middleton countered: “We need to get people to reduce consumption of meat. “I’m not suggesting that all councillors should become vegan but that on those occasions food provided by the council should be plant-based.

Source: The Times December 21, 2021 01:28 UTC