PCRM Seeks to Ban Processed Meats from School Cafeteria Menus

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
October 17, 2008

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s (PCRM) Cancer Project has filed a petition with the USDA asking the agency to prohibit processed meats from school cafeteria menus. The initiative follows an advertising campaign warning about the purported cancer risks of processed meat consumption. Further details about the campaign appear in issue 277 of this Update. PCRM advocates a vegetarian diet and opposes animal research. See PCRM Press Release, October 9, 2008; meatingplace.com, October 13, 2008.

Categories: Department of Agriculture, Issue 278, Legislation, Regulations and Standards
Tags: children, meat

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PCRM Seeks to Ban Processed Meats from School Cafeteria Menus

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