Viewpoint: Regulating meat consumption to improve health, the environment and animal welfare

Zohra Bouamra (), Céline Bonnet, Zohra Mechemache, Vincent Réquillart and Nicolas Treich
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Zohra Bouamra: TSE-R - Toulouse School of Economics - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: Meat consumption has increased significantly in the last 50 years. This trend raises various health and environmental issues, as well as moral concerns regarding farm animal welfare. In this paper, we discuss the regulation of meat consumption in developed countries. Specifically, we discuss possible justifications for this regulation in terms of environmental, health and animal welfare considerations, as well as the effect of fiscal, informational and behavioral regulatory instruments. Finally, we present a list of challenges that policy makers and food scholars may need to confront in the future.

Keywords: Animal welfare; Climate change; Environment; Health; Regulation; Meat consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-02
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Published in Food Policy, 2020, 97, ⟨10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101847⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101847

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