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4d ago

NYC Set To Cut All Processed Meat In Schools, Hospitals, And Care Centers by 2026 | the city will promote plant-based proteins instead

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NYC Set To Cut All Processed Meat In Schools, Hospitals, And Care Centers

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6d ago

NYC Set To Cut All Processed Meat In Schools, Hospitals, And Care Centers

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I love the idea of pulling a Monkey's Paw on the JBPs and RFKs by turning to plant-based foods instead of the pure-meat diets they want.
This feels like a big deal considering New York's reputation for (excessive amounts of) deli meats in sandwiches!
- NYC has been making a lot of great strides in this area the past few years. For instance, they've also been introducing plant-based by default in hospitals for lunch and dinner. Which has seemed to have had good results with majority of people going with the plant-based default and reporting high satisfaction with it. Here's NYC's March 2025 short report on it
“Processed” could also mean butchering. A steak could legally be considered processed meat. They need to be clearer about the definition.
- The FSIS does not include butchered in the definition of processed.
- i kind of agree, but steak is a stupid first step in asking for the definition of 'processed'.
  also considering the 'push towards plant based proteins' is in the headline, i don't think steak is being used

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