A ballot initiative passed in 2018, prevents the pork, veal and egg industries from raising animals within confined spaces for products sold within the state
California’s new restrictions are part of a larger movement to release animals from cages. McDonald’s, Kellogg’s, Kroger’s and other businesses announced plans to use only cage-free eggs by 2025. Eight states, including Massachusetts and Utah, passed laws that in effect ban eggs produced by caged hens . California’s law is the most impactful on the pork industry. As the largest consumer of pig products, 116m kilos per year , California’s standards have weight elsewhere.
The industry is, naturally, claiming that the law is unconstitutional. So far, challenges have been unsuccessful. TheCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation's petition to strike down the law in July. And the Supreme Court denied a petition filed by the North American Meat Institute a month earlier., says that the new law places an unreasonable burden on pork producers.
Activists blame the pork industry. “[They] had three years to change their housing systems. They instead chose to not comply,” says Chris Green of Harvard Law’s Animal Law and Policy Programme. Californians could pay the price. The Hatamiya Group, a consulting firm hired by opponents of the law, estimate that consumers could pay up to 60% more: a $6 pack of bacon could now cost $9.60. Bacon smugglers in Nevada are, presumably, licking their lips.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "The bacon crunch"
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