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Parmigiano-Reggiano makers are putting edible microchips the size of a grain of sand into their 90-pound cheese wheels to combat counterfeiters (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
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Sure why not? Add to the delicious medley of microplastics and persistent organic pollutants, what could go wrong!

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[–] -5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

the microchip is in the crust, so you won't eat it, unless you eat the crust, that rarely someone does

the counterfeit parmigiano is a serious issue, because you will get a cheese with a very low quality, with a milk that is not in a controlled supply chain from Emilia Romagna

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    the counterfeit parmigiano is a serious issue, because you will get a cheese with a very low quality, with a milk that is not in a controlled supply chain from Emilia Romagna

    The horror

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    No matter the quality, it's still just fermented rape juice and the sellers should be put through the same horrors as the cows they exploit.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    it depends on the company, some of them treat decently the cattles, like in the biologico products and other small companies; Parmigiano Regiano is not a company but a type of cheese, ultimately the consumer has the choice to choose the products where animals are well treated

    the counterfeit products will bypass any of those choice, that's why a certificate origin is important

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Is it well treated to rape someone and steal their baby (which will be killed) just so you can then steal their milk? Would you say that’s acceptable to do to humans?

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago

    i think we're shifting the focus of the main topic, that was the microchip inside the crust of the seasoned cheese, not the ethics of the cheese process, I don't even eat cheese and I don't agree with the industrial process of gathering the milk

    but at some point to survive you have to eat something animal, but you can choose the most ethical one, I buy the eggs of chickens of a local farmer where I can see that they can play in the grass; will I steal the human babies like I do with the eggs?, no! but I need to survive, and the vegan supplements creates more pollution and more health problems than a bunch of local eggs

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