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NYC Set To Cut All Processed Meat In Schools, Hospitals, And Care Centers by 2026 | the city will promote plant-based proteins instead (plantbasednews.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] a1studmuffin@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This feels like a big deal considering New York's reputation for (excessive amounts of) deli meats in sandwiches!

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

NYC has been making a lot of great strides in this area the past few years. For instance, they've also been introducing plant-based by default in hospitals for lunch and dinner. Which has seemed to have had good results with majority of people going with the plant-based default and reporting high satisfaction with it. Here's NYC's March 2025 short report on it