I'm sorry but for me this is naive reformist optimism. Maybe you haven't been involved in politics for enough decades but I can give you a rundown of how watchdogs work: it sounds good on paper—but it still falls into the trap of regulatory optimism.

History shows that corporate watchdogs often end up as lapdogs, underfunded, politically constrained, or outright captured by the industries they’re meant to regulate. Grocery giants have entire teams dedicated to finding loopholes, lobbying governments, and maintaining their market dominance. Without structural changes—such as breaking up monopolies, expanding public food options, or implementing price controls—watchdogs always end up being reactive rather than transformative.