Why France is finding vegan croissants hard to stomach

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5. But the *title* claims an issue with vegan croissants

When, in reality, almost every Frenchman who eats something that Americans would call a croissant (based on its shape)... is eating a vegan croissant.

If he was selling croissants that imitated real butter croissants he'd be breaking the law, no?

Yes - if he made them in the shape that says "I'm a real butter croissant" - he would be breaking the law.

Note - I have no idea how significant the penalty is for this violation... but the underlying point is that there are lots of products in a traditional french bakery (including the classic baguette and Pain de Campagne) are already vegan. Now... A pastry shop would be a bigger challenge... but the author called it a bakery.