Meat and Veggie Outlook: Food fashion prognosticators are saying that participants in meatless days will increase in 2013. This is likely due to a variety of factors, including the trend toward healthier eating aspirations and the record cost of meat. The movement is aided by improvements in meat substitute products, but there concurrently will be an increased awareness of the food safety issues in the fruit and vegetable sector. Salmonella and other problems in sprouts, lettuce and cantaloupe have been reported, but some argue there has been a larger "leafy green cone of silence" when it comes to the extent of the problems. By contrast, every problem in the meat sector gets mass media attention. A shift toward more vegetable consumption...