> If restaurants were run like internet companies, people would die of food poisoning every day because "it'd be too much of a burden to check if _every_ ingredient is in date before cooking".
The issue with this is internet companies are subject to the laws of all countries, whereas restaurants are subject to the laws they are located in. While someone at the scale of McDonalds may be able to handle laws at a worldwide scale, a small food truck cannot.
...of all countries involved, and the EU already offers a fairly comprehensive common legal framework for many related countries. But, why would that small food truck in Italy care about Mongolian laws? Or maybe I just misunderstood you, please correct me.
The issue with this is internet companies are subject to the laws of all countries, whereas restaurants are subject to the laws they are located in. While someone at the scale of McDonalds may be able to handle laws at a worldwide scale, a small food truck cannot.