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CMV: The chain of ownership should be made clear on product labeling so that corporations can be better held accountable

I think that products should be required to display the chain of company ownership on labeling (i'm picturing something like the list of ingredients but for the chain of ownership, but the exact appearance isn't critical for my view). For example, if I buy a 12-pack of San Pellegrino drinks, the packaging should show that it is owned by Nestle. Some products already do this, but many do not. I think that the amount of effort required to find out all the various parent companies is more than most consumers will go through, and that gives companies ways to avoid accountability by taking advantage of the consumers' ignorance/laziness. Since big companies are making a shitload of money, I think they should be held to a high standard of accountability rather than making it difficult for consumers to figure it out. When Nestle gets caught with slaves or something, I want to know that San Pellegrino is part of that system, I don't want to have to search for a chain of ownership for every product I buy. 

I recognize there are lots of little details that would need to get worked out. If a company is sold to another company, they'd have to change their labels, but what about their old stock? Maybe add a date so you can differentiate. My view is about the principle of accountability and the reason why we should make it easy for a consumer to understand the chain of ownership. Little practical obstacles like this won't change my view, although a major practical obstacle that I haven't thought of might.
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Exactly how far would you carry this? San Pelegrín’s is owned by nestle waters, a division of nestle which is a publicly traded company with millions or billions of outstanding shares, many of which are owned by other companies.