Push for RFID chips in food

 

 Scientists push to            implement edible RFID tracking chips in food
          Friday, June 03, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, NRUEl Natural News          staff writer
               
         
          It will monitor your calorie intake, show from where your food          was sourced, and even let you know when the food in your          fridge is about to go bad -- these are some of the enticing          claims made by the developers of a new system that embeds          edible radio frequency identification (RFID) chips directly          into food. Its creators insist the technology will          revolutionize the way humans eat for the better, but          critical-thinking onlookers will recognize the ploy as just          another way to track and control human behavior.
         
          Developed by Hannes Harms from the Royal College of Art in          London, the "NutriSmart" system is based on the idea that RFID          wafers injected directly into food can help better track the          food supply chain, further automate the supermarket shopping          experience, and simplify the eating experience by programming          data into food so that humans essentially do not have to think          about what they are
          doing.
         
          The technology makes both eating and dealing with food in          general mindless, as a person simply needs to plop an          RFID-embedded food item onto a special RFID-laced plate, which          then tells the person all about the item and how much of it to          eat. RFID ovens and microwaves also eliminate having to think          about how long to cook an RFID food item -- simply put it in          the RFID microwave, oven, or toaster, and the machine will          know exactly how long to cook the item.
         
          As interesting and novel as this might sound, such technology          is actually quite frightening when taken to its logical ends.          NaturalNews previously warned that mad scientists have already          developed edible RFID tags for use in pharmaceutical drugs          (http://www.naturalnews.com/028663_h...). These tags, of          course, can and will likely be used to monitor patients'          compliance with doctors orders, and alert authorities if a          patient refuses to take certain pills as prescribed.
         
          And if such technology also ends up in food, it is safe to          assume that evil powers will seek to control the food supply          with it, as well as monitor the types of food people eat. In          other words, if authorities one day decide that vitamin and          mineral supplements are off limits, which is what is currently          happening in Europe (http://www.naturalnews.com/032389_h...),          it is plausible that RFID technology can assess illegal intake          of such nutrients, and immediately send this data to the          appropriate enforcement agencies.
         
          This 1984-esque scenario appears to be more than just science          fiction -- it is unfolding before our eyes just a little bit          more every single day. And the NutriSmart system is just          another piece of evidence that those in power wish to          micromanage every single aspect of our lives, from the drugs          we take to the foods we eat.
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Maybe it should add a function to tell you when you are about to expire from all the rfid chips.  ;)

Thanks for the warning, Shivani.

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Scientists push to implement edible RFID tracking chips in food
Friday, June 03, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, NRUEl Natural News staff writer


It will monitor your calorie intake, show from where your food was sourced, and even let you know when the food in your fridge is about to go bad -- these are some of the enticing claims made by the developers of a new system that embeds edible radio frequency identification (RFID) chips directly into food. Its creators insist the technology will revolutionize the way humans eat for the better, but critical-thinking onlookers will recognize the ploy as just another way to track and control human behavior.

Developed by Hannes Harms from the Royal College of Art in London, the "NutriSmart" system is based on the idea that RFID wafers injected directly into food can help better track the food supply chain, further automate the supermarket shopping experience, and simplify the eating experience by programming data into food so that humans essentially do not have to think about what they are
doing.

The technology makes both eating and dealing with food in general mindless, as a person simply needs to plop an RFID-embedded food item onto a special RFID-laced plate, which then tells the person all about the item and how much of it to eat. RFID ovens and microwaves also eliminate having to think about how long to cook an RFID food item -- simply put it in the RFID microwave, oven, or toaster, and the machine will know exactly how long to cook the item.

As interesting and novel as this might sound, such technology is actually quite frightening when taken to its logical ends. NaturalNews previously warned that mad scientists have already developed edible RFID tags for use in pharmaceutical drugs (http://www.naturalnews.com/028663_h...). These tags, of course, can and will likely be used to monitor patients' compliance with doctors orders, and alert authorities if a patient refuses to take certain pills as prescribed.

And if such technology also ends up in food, it is safe to assume that evil powers will seek to control the food supply with it, as well as monitor the types of food people eat. In other words, if authorities one day decide that vitamin and mineral supplements are off limits, which is what is currently happening in Europe (http://www.naturalnews.com/032389_h...), it is plausible that RFID technology can assess illegal intake of such nutrients, and immediately send this data to the appropriate enforcement agencies.

This 1984-esque scenario appears to be more than just science fiction -- it is unfolding before our eyes just a little bit more every single day. And the NutriSmart system is just another piece of evidence that those in power wish to micromanage every single aspect of our lives, from the drugs we take to the foods we eat.
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