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sugardetoxme 9yr I have used a QR code once. So I'm with you. I'm curious what other folks on the farming, journalism and policy front think would be great solutions @SaraGassman @olivettefarm @Emmatellsfoodstories @lindseyshifley

olivettefarm 9yr I've never used a QR code and I doubt most people would for their food. I think clear on package labeling is the very best option, but that will be a huge fight. In the mean time I think educating the public and increasing demand for non-GMO is key, as well as giving growers incentives to go non-GMO. Voluntary labeling by companies is good, but I think educating the public about where their food comes from is so so important. I think the biggest enemy to big food/chemical companies is a majority of the public wising up to what is actually happening and demanding different. So much more to type, but I'll stop here :)

annefood 9yr So smartphone = no access to the information. People should not need fancy technology to be able to know what they're eating. And I guarantee a busy mother with a job and three kids does not have the time to scan all of her groceries while she's shopping.

DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr QR codes?!! This has to be a joke

Ricky 9yr See: http://wtfqrcodes.com which, admittedly, I think is informing most of my opinion here.

DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr Haha exactly! I remember a focus group I did asking people to try QR codes. It didn't work then and I don't think it ever will.

tinabeans 9yr QR codes are big in China where the most popular chat app WeChat comes bundled w a QR scanner... but here? Until Facebook Messenger adds one, I don't think so.

Georegulus 9yr 😕👎🏽 never seen anyone use QR codes. Its almost too many steps to scan. Not simple enough.

lauren 9yr Agree with @tinabeans ... It'd have to be integrated into an already popular app to work/actually be used.

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians All the more reason why we need more labor transparency in our food system. One solution is to purchase from local fisherman. Or get some Barramundi from @inahalfshell's new company. Or try a CSF -...

mirasingh

mirasingh I wish there were more ways to know if my seafood was fished my slave labor ☹ seems like if you are at a restaurant or market that doesn't say anything about the fish, we should assume the worst?

Ricky

Ricky @Mirasingh My fear is that even if something reassuring is said, it's probably not a sure thing. It's always kind of alarming when they do blind tests and find out that a significant fraction of...

lauren

lauren I successfully cut a mango for the first time yesterday and I feel like I can take on the world!!

Ricky

Ricky @lauren Win! The criss-cross pattern? Soooo good.

lauren

lauren @Ricky yes! Don't know why I was so intimidated

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians What really!???

Ricky

Ricky Nice idea, but still no video…

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians Yea I looked again!!

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians @Udi and I were talking about this! You should also listen to his episode on the brian Lehrer show. I was listening while running and almost tripped several times because I was I infuriated!

Ricky

Ricky @Rachna haha yeah I know the feeling. He's a pretty strong libertarian but I respect the fact that he digs pretty deep into the analysis even if I don't agree with all of the conclusions.

DietID_TeamDietitians

DietID_TeamDietitians Yep I actually talked to some DC food policy people about this book and none of them had heard of it. I think there is now rebuttal brewing!

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