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Public commenters urge stronger plant‑based targets in San Francisco’s Good Food Purchasing review
Summary
During public comment at the June 30 Board of Supervisors meeting, multiple callers urged the city to adopt stronger plant‑based procurement standards in an upcoming revision to the Good Food Purchasing Program, with many advocating a 50% reduction or full divestment from animal products in hospital and jail contracts.
During the Board of Supervisors’ public‑comment period on June 30, multiple speakers urged the city to strengthen an upcoming update to the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP), requesting larger reductions or full divestment from animal‑product purchases in city institutions including hospitals and jails.
Speakers represented preservation, public‑health and animal‑advocacy groups and identified connections among factory farming, antibiotic overuse, climate change…
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