Comment on EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Bullshit. All the information you could ever need is on the packaging already.
Comment on EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Bullshit. All the information you could ever need is on the packaging already.
wieson@feddit.org 2 months ago
If you think about fair trade and rainforest alliance, there are many “green” labels and fair worker wage/ no slavery labels. Most of them are owned by a brand and not transparent.
We could use some clarification there.
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Perhaps. But unlike nutritional facts, the fair treatment of workers/farmers, the sustainability of the company’s product sourcing, or the ethical treatment of animals are extremely difficult to monitor and evaluate. All too often, even respected labels do not represent the truth.
I remember a TV report about ethically sourced cobblestones a few years ago. Reporters showed through painstaking research in the source country that the stones had in fact been hewn by children working in a dusty quarry without any form of protective equipment…
The only way around this is probably to buy local whenever possible, and that is something which is truthfully indicated on the package.