&gt; Holding the government to such optimistic standards is blatantly a straw man<p>No, it isn&#x27;t. From wikipedia:<p>&quot;A straw man is a common form of argument and is an informal fallacy based on giving the impression of refuting an opponent&#x27;s argument, while actually refuting an argument which was not advanced by that opponent.&quot;<p>&gt; I challenge your assertion you avoid antibiotic animal products altogether - an impractical and unverifiable way to discourage the use of antibiotics<p>I&#x27;m arguing for government regulation -- I agree that regulating yourself is an impractical and unverifiable way to discourage the use of anitbiotics, as is discontinuing the consumption of meat for the same purpose.<p>&gt; Shaming isn&#x27;t necessary<p>Again, the same thing I&#x27;m saying -- glad we could agree with each other.