The Claim

The UK meat industry employs framing strategies analogous to those used by producers of other harmful commodities, such as tobacco and fossil fuels, by promoting scientific uncertainty, emphasizing personal responsibility, and positioning itself as a solution to public health and environmental issues, in order to resist policy interventions that could reduce profitability.

Source: Meat, money and messaging: How the environmental and health harms of red and processed meat consumption are framed by the meat industry.

What the research says

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Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

The UK meat industry uses the same PR tricks as big tobacco and oil companies—like saying the science isn't clear or that it's your choice—to avoid government rules that might hurt their profits.

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The UK meat industry employs framing strategies similar to those used by producers of other harmful commodities—such as tobacco and fossil fuels—by promoting scientific uncertainty, emphasizing personal choice, and positioning itself as part of the solution to health and environmental challenges, in order to resist policy interventions that threaten profitability.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Meat, money and messaging: How the environmental and health harms of red and processed meat consumption are framed by the meat industry.

    The study found that meat industry groups in the UK use the same kinds of misleading messages as tobacco or oil companies, like saying the science isn't settled or that eating meat is healthy and green, to stop new rules that could hurt their profits.

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