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Food system is a technical term and is distinctly different than the meat industry, which it encompasses. These companies certainly do not "control the food sys

Food system is a technical term and is distinctly different than the meat industry, which it encompasses. These companies certainly do not "control the food system"

myshpa 3y ago
That's debatable. If they're able to influence UN FAO and IPCC (among many others I'm sure), and they are, they kinda do. https://qz.com/ipcc-report-on-climate-change-meat-industry-1850261179 https://qz.com/ipcc-report-on-climate-change-meat-industry-1... The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352100490_Emissions_from_Animal_Agriculture-165_Is_the_New_Minimum_Figure https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352100490_Emissions... FAO's work on emissions from animal agriculture may be influenced by the meat industry's interests, potentially affecting their recommendations on reducing meat consumption for environmental reasons. https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/meat-and-dairy-subsidies-make-america-sick https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/meat-and-dairy-subsidies-make... Meat and Dairy Subsidies Make America Sick https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/academy-nutrition-financial-ties-processed-food-companies-contributions https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/academy-nutr... Revealed: group shaping US nutrition receives millions from big food industry https://www.salon.com/2022/11/11/the-meat-industry-is-borrowing-tactics-from-big-oil-to-obfuscate-the-truth-about-climate-change/ https://www.salon.com/2022/11/11/the-meat-industry-is-borrow... The meat industry is borrowing tactics from Big Oil to obfuscate the truth about climate change https://www.americanprogress.org/article/why-the-farm-bill-may-be-the-highest-stakes-climate-fight-flying-below-the-radar/ https://www.americanprogress.org/article/why-the-farm-bill-m... Why the Farm Bill May Be the Highest-Stakes Climate Fight Flying Below the Radar

Food system is a technical term and is distinctly different than the meat industry, which it encompasses. These companies certainly do not "control the food system"

myshpa 3y ago

That's debatable. If they're able to influence UN FAO and IPCC (among many others I'm sure), and they are, they kinda do. https://qz.com/ipcc-report-on-climate-change-meat-industry-1850261179 https://qz.com/ipcc-report-on-climate-change-meat-industry-1... The meat industry blocked the IPCC’s attempt to recommend a plant-based diet https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352100490_Emissions_from_Animal_Agriculture-165_Is_the_New_Minimum_Figure https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352100490_Emissions... FAO's work on emissions from animal agriculture may be influenced by the meat industry's interests, potentially affecting their recommendations on reducing meat consumption for environmental reasons. https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/meat-and-dairy-subsidies-make-america-sick https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog/meat-and-dairy-subsidies-make... Meat and Dairy Subsidies Make America Sick https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/academy-nutrition-financial-ties-processed-food-companies-contributions https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/09/academy-nutr... Revealed: group shaping US nutrition receives millions from big food industry https://www.salon.com/2022/11/11/the-meat-industry-is-borrowing-tactics-from-big-oil-to-obfuscate-the-truth-about-climate-change/ https://www.salon.com/2022/11/11/the-meat-industry-is-borrow... The meat industry is borrowing tactics from Big Oil to obfuscate the truth about climate change https://www.americanprogress.org/article/why-the-farm-bill-may-be-the-highest-stakes-climate-fight-flying-below-the-radar/ https://www.americanprogress.org/article/why-the-farm-bill-m... Why the Farm Bill May Be the Highest-Stakes Climate Fight Flying Below the Radar