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Committee discussion criticizes Californias Proposition 12, urges Congress to act
Summary
Speakers at an Agriculture: House Committee discussion criticized California's 2018 Proposition 12, citing USDA cost estimates, AVMA opposition, and reported price increases, and urged Congress to consider legislation to protect producers and consumers.
Speakers at an Agriculture: House Committee discussion criticized California's 2018 Proposition 12 and urged congressional action to address what they described as downstream effects on producers and consumers.
Speaker 4 said Proposition 12 "mandated unscientific animal housing standards" and banned the sale in California of pork that does not meet those standards even if produced outside the state. Speaker 5 and Speaker 6 raised animal-health concerns; Speaker 5 said the rules "are bad for animal health" and "can increase piglet mortality," and Speaker 6 noted that the American Veterinary Medical Association "has come out in opposition of this new rule for pork producers." These statements were presented as claims in the…
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