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I'm pretty wary of American meat and cheese though. The animal welfare conditions south of the boarder are abysmal and the cheese facility inspections are not u

I'm pretty wary of American meat and cheese though. The animal welfare conditions south of the boarder are abysmal and the cheese facility inspections are not unannounced, they are booked days in advance, and I've heard some pretty awful stuff. Don't like the current system either, but it does have a couple of advantages.

HorizonXP 10y ago
100% agree. I've said this to many friends: in Canada, the cheapest meats, vegetables, and dairy that you can buy is very good quality for the price. However, if you want to spend extra money on better quality food, you have to pay a lot more money, and it's not that much better. In the US, you can get really cheap food, but it's very poor quality. I wouldn't want to serve it to my family. However, if you want to spend a little more money (close to what we pay in Canada for normal quality), you can get really good quality food that surpasses what we get in Canada for much more money. I'm cognizant of the conditions we put our livestock in, and I try to source food from better sources, but it's a real hit on your pocketbook. To me, the US system is definitely far from perfect, but the free-market system seems to work more in my favour. I'm not sure how it works overall (i.e. is it sustainable for the farmers?), but I can usually only worry about myself.