Now, regulators are under pressure to tighten labeling laws, demand full origin transparency, and enforce stricter audits on every link in the chain. Consumer groups are urging shoppers to read labels obsessively, favor local butchers, and question anything that seems too perfectly packaged. This isn’t just about meat; it’s about the unsettling realization that the system people trusted with their food may have been built on carefully packaged half-truths.