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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBooker bill would restrict some meat-industry practices
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker is teaming up with another former presidential candidate in an attempt to impose restrictions on some large-scale factory farms.
Our food system was not broken by the pandemic and it was not broken by independent family farmers. It was broken by large, multinational corporations like Tyson, Smithfield, and JBS that, because of their buying power and size, have undue influence over the marketplace and over public policy, Booker said. That undue influence was on full display with President Trumps recent executive order prioritizing meatpacker profits over the health and safety of workers.
Four large multi-national firms produce more than 80% of the countrys beef.
Bookers Farm System Reform Act would force meatpacking companies to openly bid on contracts related to livestock procurement and prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from labeling imported meat products as U.S.-made.
Read more: https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/booker-bill-would-restrict-some-meat-industry-practices/
Amishman
(5,557 posts)In a way it is just transparency is several ways. Transparent bidding, transparency in labelling/sources
DFW
(54,378 posts)He had better get himself a co-sponsor who is NOT a vegetarian. Otherwise, there will be a lot of "that's easy for YOU to say!"
Although this seems more administrative in nature.