Shoppers across the country have reported an unsettling trend in the meat department of their local grocery stores. They are seeing an increase in meat products sold in generic, unlabeled, or poorly labeled packaging. This can range from a simple, butcher-paper-wrapped package with a handwritten sticker to a vacuum-sealed tray with no clear brand name or origin information. This rise in ambiguous packaging is not a single, coordinated effort, but rather the result of several powerful pressures on the modern meat supply chain.
