Ranchers set to fight back against vegetarian 'fake meat'

[Wounded Bear]

25. AFAIK, these things have been labeled properly so far...

I suspect the only place with a real problem might be the restaurant/fast food industries, who might be tempted to use cheaper alternatives in their menus without notifying patrons. I don't eat out a lot, so I don't have a dog directly in that fight. I'm no vegetarian, and I do like meat and meat products in relative moderation. As for "fake" meat, if it meets the taste and nutrition requirements, I probably wouldn't care.

The current administration has been a bit unsupportive of proper labeling laws, so that could be a concern. Their are religious restrictions on diet, and while I don't understand why most of the time, one does have to respect individual beliefs in such matters.

Frankly, I'm not all that supportive of "ranchers" who might have more in common with the Bundy's than with me. Many of them have been getting away with abuses of the public lands for quite some time. As one who has cut down quite a bit on meat consumption, I don't have a personal aversion to reducing the environmental impact of the ranching industry. If an artificial means to do that emerges, we kind of have to explore it.