Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Inside a devoted but dwindling anti-cycleway movement, a rich, messy nostalgia trip through post-punk Ōtautahi and the children’s publishing trend that’s pushed Hera Lindsay Bird over the edge. But first: Pigs in New Zealand live a relatively nice life – but chances are your bacon isn’t from here.
Shanti Mathias: “If you’re eating bacon or ham or pancetta, chances are it didn’t come from Aotearoa at all. About 60% of pork eaten here, especially processed meat like ham and bacon, comes from overseas. If you look at the fine print on your Hellers bacon you will see that it is in fact ‘made in New Zealand with pork raised in the USA and/or Canada plus other local and imported ingredients’, while Woolworths bacon is made with pork in ‘any one or more of the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain plus other local and imported ingredients.’ Despite a change in legislation requiring better labelling, this information is still relegated to the fine print. What won’t be on the packet, even in 0.5 size font, is the reason that pork is usually imported: other countries can produce pork more cheaply, for the most part, because they have lower standards for animal welfare.”
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