Will new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay

[Zorro]

ELLIOTT, Iowa (AP) — A coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block implementation of a new farm animal welfare law, adding to uncertainty about whether bacon and other fresh pork products will be much more expensive or in short supply in the state when the new rules take effect on New Year's Day.

The lawsuit is the latest step in a tumultuous three-year process of enacting rules overwhelmingly approved by voters but that remain in question even as the law is set to begin. Since voters approved Proposition 12 by a 2-to-1 ratio in November 2018, state officials have missed deadlines for releasing specific regulations covering the humane treatment of animals that provide meat for the California market.

Most hog producers haven't made changes to comply with the law. And now a coalition of business owners is seeking more than a two-year delay.

“We’re saying this is not going to work,” said Nate Rose, a spokesman for the California Grocers Association.

https://news.yahoo.com/bacon-law-begin-california-grocers-140603417.html

[Auggie]

1. Bacon is not healthy for humans or pigs

I can live without it.

[harumph]

3. neither is candy, but i occasionally indulge.

[multigraincracker]

5. Me too.

I just got done with lunch. Road kill venison chops. Tasted even better as someone else ran him over and I had no car damage. Taste as good or better than the best lamb chops money can buy.

[marble falls]

2. "We're saying this is not going to work," said Nate Rose, "we're just trying to guarentee it won't."

[PTWB]

4. Good on California.

If the grocery stores and distributors and farmers can’t comply with the regulations then it is stop selling the product.

We all love bacon but factory farming is not sustainable or ethical. It’s time to source our animal products exclusively from local, ethical farms.

[NickB79]

6. That's a great way to lose a lot of Asian and Hispanic votes

There was already a thread here last week about how Hispanics in the US are almost evenly split between Democrats and Republicans as it is now. Take away their pork products? Sweet Jesus. My wife is Hispanic. I just ran this by her, and she was incredulous that anyone would be that stupid.

[former9thward]

7. California thought the hog producers would blink.

They didn't. Now we will see if the state does. The producers can make plenty of money selling to the other 49 states and foreign markets.

[Old Crank]

8. CA buys a lot of pork.

I don't think they can stay out of the market for too long. 15% of all pork produced is a big hit to their business.

[Angleae]

9. They'll just find a new market.

Such as exporting to China, Taiwan, or S Korea.