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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by petre on Monday December 11, 2017 @09:54AM (#15897308)
Then don't tax it. Rather than that, stop subsidizing it. Also pass legislation for propely labelling meat from livestock treated with antibiotics, listing the types of antibiotics used and the trace amounts present in the meat.
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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by maxerickson on Monday December 11, 2017 @10:10AM (#15897430)
Ostensibly the "withdrawal period" means that there aren't trace amounts present in any meat.

In the US, current labeling standards allow farms not using antibiotics to differentiate themselves by stating as much on the label (they must not use antibiotics as a feed additive).

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/6fe3cd56-6809-4239...

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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by RightMillennial on Monday December 11, 2017 @10:19AM (#15897508)
Regarding the antibiotics, that's already the law. Additionally, I have veterinarian friend working for a state government in livestock inspections. She says there are no antibiotics in our meat, and that it hasn't been allowed for years.
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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by seanmcdirmid on Monday December 11, 2017 @11:01AM (#15897846)
That is surely true for beef. For chicken and pork, I don’t think that is completely true.
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