It always baffles me how people stop eating meat because of the animals, but continue eating dairy and eggs, in the production of which animals suffer (more) and are eventually killed, too.

(2/2) … proximity of meat & #plantbased products can lead to confusion; simply banning names would have little impact. Many #consumers view the name debate as unnecessary or just “symbolic politics” and prefer to see a focus on more urgent societal issues: vegconomist.com/studies-numb... #label

(3/3) … even though this category has yet to receive significant R&D funding, which can go a long way to further improving taste, price & #consumers acceptance, i.e. these findings represent the floor for enhanced meat performance, not the ceiling: gfi-apac.org/breaking-mea...

(2/3) … more #sustainable option also tasted better. Several other products that combine animal + plant proteins were within striking distance of taste parity with their conventional #meat counterparts, incl. various chicken products, #beef mince & #meatballs. All this… gfi-apac.org/breaking-mea...

No, not 40% of the food but 40% of the options – i.e. if most people choose the 60% of meat-based options, then very little of the food overall will be vegetarian (let alone vegan).

(2/2) … i.e. cuts to antibiotic use are needed. There, reducing their use in #livestock is a priority as it represents 73% of global sales and is projected to increase by 30% from 2019 to 2040, due to increasing demand for #meat in developing regions: doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Nothing about that in the article, but if focus is put on quality/food safety instead of or in addition to productivity, perhaps.

(3/3) … cultural attachment to meat, and low family involvement. Conversely, facilitators (incl. experiential learning, #nutrition education, teacher & family engagement, social norms, ethical or environmental motivations, and institutional support) promote acceptance: doi.org/10.3390/futu...