” Small businesses would suffer. Artisans can’t compete with factories, and wood aging is their competitive advantage.”
This is the reason its being pushed. They seek to control the entire food supply.
“They seek to control the entire food supply.”
Yep, that’s exactly what they are doing and it’s a step by step progression.
They are targeting the food “rich” people buy first.
They have also made moves, mainly in the form of comments so far, to target the food that people that don’t depend on “supermarkets” to buy.
Farmers markets, roadside produce stands, you pick your own, and other niche food producers.