Overview

• Rainer has lifted the requirement for 100% organic vegetarian catering at official ministry events, restoring meat and fish alongside vegetarian and organic options sourced regionally
• The policy reversal departs from his Green predecessor’s sustainability-driven rules and underscores his market-oriented vision with minimal government intervention
• He has publicly rejected proposed meat taxes and warned against turning dietary choices into a cultural struggle
• Drawing on his background as a trained butcher, Rainer advocates balanced nutrition in schools and kindergartens by including fruit, vegetables, vegetarian dishes and meat on menus
• Foodwatch filed its lawsuit on July 24 seeking five years of hygiene inspection reports from the family butcher shop Rainer deregistered in May under conflict-of-interest rules