The UK is also trying to keep feedlots out of the UK, and beef from feedlots out. To be clear, there are no "factory" cattle. They are all raised eating grass in a pasture. But many in the US then spend their final weeks in feedlots, eating corn to fatten up before sale. I personaly avoid feedlot cattle, and buy beef from cattle that eat grass from birth to slaughter.
As for fake meat, the labeling here is very clear on these products, so it would be very hard to mistaken for real beef in the supermarket. I'm okay with them calling it a burger as long as they make it clear on the packaging that is is meatless.
One thing people do not realize is that meatless burgers are NOT generally any healthier than a burger with meat. Consumers really need to read the government-required nutritional information labels on the back of the package before buying them.
Texas is beef country. Those meatless meat products are not very popular here. However, a lot of the beef we produce ends life at a feed lot. I've seen some feed lots (and smelled them) up close. Nasty. Thats why they need to load the cattle up with antibiotics. But, the demand for grass fed and finished beef is going up. Putting "grass fed, no antibiotics, no growth hormones" on a package lable of beef is now a selling point. That what I buy, as much as I can.
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