* Scientists push to implement edible RFID tracking chips in food Friday, June 03, 2011 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) 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<http://www.naturalnews.com/RFID.html>wafers injected directly into food <http://www.naturalnews.com/food.html> can help better track the food supply <http://www.naturalnews.com/the_food_supply.html> chain, further automate the supermarket shopping experience, and simplify the eating<http://www.naturalnews.com/eating.html>experience by programming data into food so that humans essentially do not have to think about what they are doing. The technology <http://www.naturalnews.com/technology.html> 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<http://www.naturalnews.com/microwave.html>, 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<http://www.naturalnews.com/NaturalNews.html>previously warned that mad scientists <http://www.naturalnews.com/scientists.html> have already developed edible RFID tags for use in pharmaceutical drugs ( http://www.naturalnews.com/028663_h...<http://www.naturalnews.com/028663_health_care_technology.html>). 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<http://www.naturalnews.com/food_supply.html>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...<http://www.naturalnews.com/032389_herbal_remedies_Europe.html>), 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<http://www.naturalnews.com/power.html>wish to micromanage every single aspect of our lives, from the drugs we take to the foods we eat. Sources for this story include: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05...<http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-nutrismart-rfids-food.html> http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05...<http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-nutrismart-rfids-food..html> * *:) --rhonda *Die Gedanken Sind Frei** -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever. Leave this group by sending an empty message to transquesta-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/transquesta?hl=en -- "no cause is lost if there is but one fool to fight for it" ~Will Turner~ ~Pirate's of the Caribbean @ World's End~ "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." ~Goethe www.moliberty.org http://417-political-pundit.blogspot.com The power to tax involves the power to destroy. ~Justice John Marshall~ Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.) A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. ~Justice John Marshall~ -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. If you do not like what is being said here, filter it to trash, ignore it or leave. If you leave, learn how to do this for yourself. If you do not, you will be here forever.
