The food industry has been made out to be the bad guy as of late, with manufacturers and restaurants accused of giving Americans sugary, fatty, salty and generally unhealthy food. We’ve had proposed legislation that would ban restaurants from using salt and proposed taxes on cans of soda. We’re not far away from needing a three-day waiting period to buy a Krispy Kreme.
These attempts to legislate health, misguided though they may be, are just one part of an increased focus on our food supply. Activist groups are quick to paint the entire meat industry as a dangerous profit-driven business with no regard to animal or consumer welfare. Numerous bloggers, public officials and print columnists are advocating a meat-free or reduced-meat lifestyle.