The category's other nominees are "The Baader-Meinhof Complex" (Germany), "The Class" (France), "Departures" (Japan) and "Revanche" (Austria).

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When contacted by BBC News they admitted that they did use Baader meat.

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Germany was even waging its own campaign against the notorious Baader-Meinhof Group.

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But the BBC has learned that across Europe many suppliers continue to produce desinewed meat using different names including "Baader meat" and "3mm mince".

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The Red Army Faction (RAF or "Baader-Meinhof Gang") in West Germany enjoyed miniscule popular support and was widely condemned and disparaged by that country's intelligentsia.

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Baader meat is made using a machine from the Baader company in Germany and according to a spokesman, the device removes the membrane and the sinew and in the end "it is meat!"

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Suppliers that use the Baader system in Germany, the Netherlands, France and Spain all stated they believed their desinewed products are outside the EU ban and can count towards the meat content of sausages and other foods.

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