MEAT MARKET IN AN ERA OF PANDEMICS AND NEOLIBERALISMAbstract
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, systems for breeding livestock and producing animal-based foods have become central to discussions on how animals are bred and slaughtered, the ways in which meat is sold and consumed, and the edibility and non-edibility of different animal species. Addressing this theme, this study explores the legitimacy of modern meat production market and the idea that it constitutes a safe model in public health terms. Contrasting this model to the traditional market, this study aims to examine how the industrial and technical-scientific production of animal-based foods cultivates trust despite failing to eliminate the risks and dangers associated with meat production and creating new ones. This study also discusses how these risks and dangers have become more complex under neoliberal systems of governance.
Keywords:
Meat market; Quality; Moral economy; Traditional practices; Modernization of livestock production