USA: EATS Act could take a bite out of Prop 12

California’s market for bacon and other pork products is large enough that a May 11 Supreme Court decision apparently has not ended the fight over Proposition 12. The conservative tilt to that decision was that barring any federal statutory or constitutional restrictions, California is free to put its own dictates on meat sold in the state. Proposition 12 regulates animal housing requirements that must be followed for access to the California market, meaning that products produced outside of the state must comply with the law. The state that represents about 15 percent of the U.S. market for bacon and other pork products. Animal activists, who’ve guided Prop 12 since voters approved it in 2018, are now upset because their Supreme Court victory could be lost by legislative action. “Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression” is the title of a new bill just introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-KS. This new EATS Act (an often-used name for legislation regarding certain food topics) blocks ...