What is special about food, compared to clothing? I don't even know which part of the world my undies are made in, much less how they are made.
There is a lot of bullshit about food, I want a good, non-emotional reason.
I think we'd work to make the world a better place if we had a better understanding of the paths our things took to get to us.
Some companies share a bit about the origins of their products. For example: http://www.apolisglobal.com/global-marketplace/