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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Daniel Neman

Daniel Neman: Of pigs and plants: a controversy over labels

When is a pork chop not a pork chop?

In March, travelers to the Kansas City airport _ back when there still were travelers to the Kansas City airport _ were greeted by an advertising sign reading "Pork BBQ: It comes from a pig, not Silicon Valley."

Doubtless, a lot of those travelers were confused. But a select few, including everyone who flew in to attend a meeting of the National Pork Producers Council, knew that it was an allusion to a controversy that is quietly raging.

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