Imagine strolling down your grocery store’s aisles, and you pick up a food that has been packaged with some deceptive labeling that says it is ‘all natural’ or ‘made with wholesome ingredients.’ You want to purchase only healthy, non-GMO food, along with countless others. But the labeling is unclear. This is exactly what the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association (GMA) wants consumers to feel – lost.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association is a trade association of the food industry, representing the world’s largest branded food, beverage and consumer product companies. It is also largely represents a group of food producers who are against GMO labeling, keep consumers in the dark about what’s in the food.
SmartLabel to Give Food Info, but Bypass GMO Labels
Though making a simple ‘verified, non-GMO’ label appear on every food package would cost about one cent for food manufacturers, they are instead counting on consumers to be too lazy, too busy, or too confused to scan a ‘smartlabel’ – one of the latest techniques used by the industrial agricultural paradigm and mega food companies who don’t want you to know that they are putting genetically modified ingredients in your food. Yeah, they want to incorporate it, but they expect everyone to go around scanning every product in a supermarket? I think not.
The GMA launched their new initiative aimed at “satisfying both consumers and food producers in the fight over whether to label foods with genetically modified ingredients,” but even with 30+ companies of literally thousands agreeing to participate in the SmartLabel initiative, you’ll have to have a smart phone and lots of extra time on your hands to figure out if you’re eating GMOs.
When a consumer scans the QR code on their smart phone, they will be taken to a ‘detailed product information page,’ through Google, Yahoo, or Bing, or be directed to the company’s website. You’ll have to do this for each and every product you are considering purchasing – or you can just purchase products that clearly say non-GMO verified. That is until the GMA finds a way to say that this label, already being used on thousands of products by companies who are not trying to dupe consumers, is somehow unfair. You know that’s coming next.
The idea wouldn’t be a bad one IF it were implemented in addition to GMO labeling and all the other information available on food products. But alas, that is not the case.
The GMA attests that all (30) of these SmartLabel landing pages will be organized in a similar format with a consistent look across products, but it is completely voluntary. By the end of 2017, 20,000 food products are expected to use the QR coding system, but if consumers keep voting with their wallets, about half of those companies will go belly up for trying to keep us from knowing when we are eating toxic food.
The GMA is expecting Congress to pass a uniform national voluntary labeling standard.
Food QR codes are discriminatory against the elderly and low-income, minority and rural populations, who may not have access to smart phones or computers. It would be easy for companies to just mark their packages ‘this product contains GMO’ – but of course that isn’t going to happen.
These companies know that consumers don’t want GM food. At least 86% of Americans want mandatory GM labeling. In the meantime, we can keep ditching their toxic food.
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It used to be 90+% and now Chrissy is down to 86%? Strange how a recent study found if the question isn’t leading the real labeling percentage is down to like 10%, but that is information that Chrissy doesn’t want you to know.
It would seem that Christina wants people to be informed and conduct research, therefore allowing for an informed consumer.
App’s are a trick and traceable, called blind faith in hopes the information will be used not for malicious purposes.
Is Christina trying to take over the world also?
Fascist moron.
Lol, Chrissy can’t even master a real article let alone the world. Only a fool like you would look up to her.
Since your a marxist fascist, and freedoms, natural rights guaranteed to the people don’t fit your agenda, you will deny everything. Marxist facists always lie and deny in support of their agenda.
Information and independent critical thinking is a necessary component to freedom and the sustainment of the Nation and it’s population through supporting local diversity. Anything else is just financial and economic illusion and premeditated oppression.
Read the Bill of Rights, if you have troubles understanding, your fascist ideologies might make freedom hard to understand, I will be more than willing to help you understand.
Believe strongly in the Whole constitution. Only a liberal moron like you tries to read more into it than what is written.
Since you are using fear mongering and propaganda, ie labels liberal.
Your display of fascism is openly evident.
The Constitution is a contract between, WE THE PEOPLE and the elected Officials, servants. This contract limits the actions of Govt and places them under the States and the People of the Nation. The Bill of Rights protects the natural and inalienable Rights of the People.
Your first fascist error, you might try studying the documents and their history before making any further comments in support of tyranny and oppression.
LOL, it doesn’t give you the right to anything you WANT in life, like your mommy has always given you. Someday you will have to grow up and actually figure out that you do not deserve to have people give you everything. Sometimes you have to work for it. I realize this is hard for you since you have never gotten out of her basement.
Good argument, using and insulting peoples family to prove you will stoop to amazing lows in support of fascism.
You don’t know me or my work ethic, so F**k off troll boy.
The only reason your here and safely pushing your fascist ideologies is because I am protecting your coward a**. I have done my job and since your still here, I have done it very well.
You pussies will never admit that you need to be protected and live in constant fear and are dependent on your protectors.
My friends have died for you and your pussy azz failure friends and weak leadership. Enjoy your fascist freedoms punk, we have to continue to engage your enemies and clear the way for you, because you cannot protect yourselves.
Your the one being given everything, I know, I have buried many that fought to give you your freedom and protect your ability to spew fascist ideologies.
No proof there mommies little moron. You claim to have your plastic toy army men lost in mommies basement, but no real proof. You are such a liar. Maybe someday you can grow up and face a real life situation, but until the don’t insult our real heroes.
Your the one making claims and demanding all to accept your ideologies as fact?
As in you know everything, I’m afraid that in itself is proof enough of MLB’s position.
He has friends and they will stand, especially against a troll like you.
I’m sure your experience has vast knowledge of the inner workings of the Govt also, since you know everything and are above the law ie special.
That is the problem, a lazy moron like you always thinks that hard working people must be getting treated special. You just stay down in mommies basement and let the others do the real work, but by all means keep up your whining.
I have worked very hard throughout my life, in many areas and respective fields, always called upon to take on the difficult and controversial jobs. I have done very well, though I have made my mistakes, which I tried to learn from to not make the same mistakes. My work history has made me very highly recommended. Not boasting, I’m my toughest critic and I know many others could do just as good or better than I have under the same circumstances.
Your openly displayed ignorance of law and moral and ethical principles is a form of displayed mental illness.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse and doesn’t reduce your liabilities.
Your moral guideline appears to be based on ideology and fascism.
Yes I’m sure your very good at your chores. Like taking out the trash when mommy tells you, and picking up your clothes. I’m sure your so good that she gives you a cookie.
Is the career choice that I’m currently engaging in good, or might I adjust into other fields for future applications?
No I would say you being a professional mommies boy is perfect for you.