While you are technically correct, in practice it’s much harder

Monopolization, weak labelling laws, market delimitation and collusion all come in play to make sure the users cannot make an educated guess

At some point in the USA they wanted to introduce rotting meat which the industry claimed could ve made safe by irradiating. However, existing laws would require biohazard labels which nobody would buy, so the industry lobbied for the market friendly, consumer fooling, title of “cold pasteurisation”

Non-tariff barriers like checks notes food safety.

Yeap, what do you think they mean when they rally against “rEGulAtiOns”

All they want is to cut costs and swallow extra profits

Literally to kill some of the filth the chickens are raised in and fool safety tests

It’s a shortcut in regulations to allow cheaper conditions at the expense of consumers’ health and this was well established before Musk gutted the FDA

Buying any food stuff from the USA from now on would be equivalent to a modern wet market

I know I am waaaaay late to the party but had to say it after reading your post because, I JUST finished Mr. Robot today!!

What a ride!