Farmers protest
From February 22, in the schools of the French Lyon temporarily do not serve meat in the canteens. The decision was made by the mayor of Gregory Doss, a member of the Green Party. The new school menu provoked stormy disputes in society and protests, writes L'Express.
The menu is designed so that animal proteins remain in it: eggs, fish, dairy products. In addition, it is temporary - the Lyon authorities argue that the meat disappeared until coronavirus restrictions weakened. The four-time menu without meat is introduced to maintain schoolchildren in the dining room faster, as it is impossible to crowd in one room because of the risk of spreading infection.
However, this was enough for farmers to enrage and arranged a protest action. They rolled out tractors, brought cows and goats to the streets of the city and painted posters with the words "meat consumption - the basis of mankind," "Let us work." Someone dropped old tires and garbage on fences.
Regarding the Lyar's school menu, fierce disputes broke out in the government.
France Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandi criticized the decision of the mayor. "Let's stop submitting ideology on the plates of our children! - Posted by the Minister on Twitter. - Just give them what is needed for healthy growth. Meat is part of this process. "
France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmannen said that the decision of the Mayor of Lyon is "the unacceptable insult of France farmers and butchers": "It is obvious that the moralistic and elitist policy of" green "excludes the working class. Many children often eate meat only in school canteens ... Scandalous ideology. "
Mayor of Lyar Gregory Doss did not leave this lunge unanswered: "Your comments were not heard when Gerard Colllon, your political companion, took exactly the same measures during the first wave (coronavirus - approx.)." Collon is the predecessor of Doss as mayor of Lyon. Collon and Darmann both adhere to the right views, while Doss - left.
Doss himself is a flexistarian, that is, it uses meat in small quantities. He argues that no one imposes vegetarianism. The mayor is in the Europe Écologie Les Verts batch ("Europe. Ecology. Green", abbreviated EELV). DUSA added that new measures fully comply with the government plan to introduce more dishes with vegetable protein in the canteens, help local farmers growing vegetables, allow you to save money and useful for ecology.
Doss supported Olivier Health Minister Veran and the Minister of Complex Environmental Transformations Barbara Published. Veran stressed that it realizes that meat and fish can be expensive for many families, so schoolchildren sometimes eat these products only at school, but the new menu does not shock it and the main question is which motivation has this solution. Veran added that it's nothing to argue here. "
Published also upset "beaten clichés" that a vegetarian diet was not balanced and reminded that proteins can be obtained from fish, eggs and legumes.
However, the parents of students appealed to the court, demanding returning meat to school, adds BFM. In their opinion, the Lyon's authorities had no serious reasons for introducing a new menu. Dolu does not agree with them and does not intend to change their decision.
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