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by sstone 5959 days ago
There is an interesting documentary related to this: Food Inc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqQVll-MP3I

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Everyone should see this, and read some Michael Pollan. FWIW Commercial pork is absolutely tasteless and shouldn't be eaten anyway, look around your local markets for some berkshire or other heritage pork, and discover what pork really tastes like.
Everyone should vote with their wallets. I make a concerted effort to purchase pork that has been raised in a sustainable and compassionate manner. I eat at restaurants like Chipotle who care about the farmers that they do business with. Where and what you buy is the way to change things.
I've tried cooking some cheap pork recently and have to admit that about 50% of the time it's left me with a vague sickly feeling regardless of how I prepared it.

This article has pushed me over the line; I'll probably toss the batch I have. It was one of the bad ones anyway.