Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters puts his hand on a fake meat burger

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Politicians Have Beef with Air New Zealand for its Promotion of a Meat Substitute & # 39; Impossible Burger & # 39; They claim that the national carrier cuts farmers' lunch by promoting a product that threatens the $ 9 billion red meats sector in New Zealand.

Interim Prime Minister Winston Peters said he would not eat a burger.

"I am totally opposed to fake beef," he said.

million. Peters stated that the agricultural industry was made up of New Zealand taxpayers who wanted to make sure

"Our airline should be the number one marketing."

New Zealand First called Air New The promotion by Zealand of the synthetic protein Impossible Burger is a slap for the sector of New Zealand red meat

Southland Farmer MP and member Mark Patterson said he felt personally offended by the campaign

. Zealand. They are promoting in an unprecedented way a foreign company that is developing a product that poses a real threat to the red meat sector that the regions really depend on.

"This goes against their charter and guiding principles. It will support New Zealand companies. "

The concept" Impossible Burger "is an American concept, the fake meat created in a laboratory by a company in Silicon Valley.It is sold in nearly 2,500 restaurants.

Air New Zealand promotes it in as an option for Business Premier customers on its flights from Los Angeles to Auckland.

In a statement, the airline announced that it was offering beef or lamb burgers. same menu since 2011, serving enough to feed the equivalent of all the residents of Christchurch and Hamilton during this period.

He says that he spends more than $ 1 million every year for beef and New Zealand lamb.

Although the carrier is known for its bizarre advertising campaigns, Beef and Lamb New Zealand chief Rod Slater has said that New Zealand would feel aggrieved by the New Zealand lamb.

"If I was a farmer r working day and night With millions of dollars invested and up to my eyes in debt [or] I am rather upset and I would feel really disappointed by our national carrier.

National Agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy joins New Z Prime Minister to express his disappointment

Disappointing to see Air NZ promote a GE meat substitute hamburger on his flights to the United States . We produce the most delicious steaks and lambs on the planet – no GMOs or hormones. The national carrier should push our high-end products and help sell NZ to the world.

– Nathan Guy (@NathanGuyOtaki) July 3, 2018

"We produce the most delicious steaks and lambs on the planet – GMO-free and hormone-free, the national carrier should promote our high-end products and to help sell NZ to the world, "he wrote.

However, the Green Party said that moving away from eating so much meat would be a huge benefit to the planet, as this would help reduce emissions, would lead to less intensive agriculture and improve animal welfare.

Agriculture Minister, Damien O. Connor, has a totally different opinion on the subject

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" In Ultimately, it's the customers who will decide if they like this hamburger. "

" In fact, this can be a very good thing for the meat industry if people taste it, do not do not like and eat real meat. "