`gemini free version`:

> The country with a national law making it illegal for all public institutions not to include a vegetarian—specifically vegan—meal option on their menu is `Portugal`.
>
> In 2017, Portugal passed Law No. 11/2017, which mandates at least one "strict vegetarian" (defined as vegan) option in the daily menus of public canteens, including schools, universities, hospitals, and prisons. This measure was the result of a petition championed by the Portuguese Vegetarian Society.
>
> While other countries like `France` have laws requiring a weekly vegetarian meal in school canteens (under the Climate and Resilience law, building on the Egalim law), and several regions or institutions globally offer plant-based options, Portugal's national mandate for a daily vegan meal across all public sectors is unique.

0xbitcoiner

Grok4

Country/Region|Scope|Requirement|Year|National?
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Portugal|All public canteens (schools, universities, hospitals, prisons, etc.)|Mandatory daily vegan option|2017|Yes
California (USA)|State prisons & healthcare facilities|Vegan meal at every meal|2018–2019|No (state only)
Taiwan|Cultural norm, many options|None (voluntary)|N/A|No
India|Some states restrict meat sales|None (no mandate for veg options)|N/A|No
Brazil|School canteen regulations (limits junk food)|None for vegetarian/vegan|2001+|No

optimism

ChatGPT team version:

As far as I know, the only country with a national law explicitly obliging public institutions to offer a vegetarian (strictly plant-based) meal option is Portugal. 
ProVeg International +2
NYC Food Policy Center (Hunter College)+2

Other countries — such as France and Israel — require occasional meat-free meals in school canteens (e.g. at least one per week) rather than a mandatory vegetarian/vegan option at every institution. 
Wikipedia +1

rootmachine

I just came across this interesting chart, but I wasn't entirely convinced it was 100% accurate.

Here is the response from the free version of ChatGPT; it would be interesting to see the responses from other LLMs for comparison.

In 100 words, tell me which 
countries have a national law 
making it illegal for public 
institutions not to include a 
vegetarian meal option on 
their menu?

food_and_drinks

charts_and_numbers

I just came across this interesting chart, but I wasn't entirely convinced it was 100% accurate. 

![](https://m.stacker.news/119936)

Here is the response from the free version of ChatGPT; it would be interesting to see the responses from other LLMs for comparison.

```
In 100 words, tell me which 
countries have a national law 
making it illegal for public 
institutions not to include a 
vegetarian meal option on 
their menu?
```

![](https://m.stacker.news/119937)

~food_and_drinks ~charts_and_numbers

Country/Region	Scope	Requirement	Year	National?
Portugal	All public canteens (schools, universities, hospitals, prisons, etc.)	Mandatory daily vegan option	2017	Yes
California (USA)	State prisons & healthcare facilities	Vegan meal at every meal	2018–2019	No (state only)
Taiwan	Cultural norm, many options	None (voluntary)	N/A	No
India	Some states restrict meat sales	None (no mandate for veg options)	N/A	No
Brazil	School canteen regulations (limits junk food)	None for vegetarian/vegan	2001+	No