You seem to speak as if the only choices are React and jQuery style DOM manipulation. React isn't the only framework you can use to build scalable web apps.
Well the Country of Origin labels are a requirement. I'd also argue that providing more information about the origin of food to consumers is always a good thing. Do I care that there's a little kangaroo on the label? No not really, but at least I know that my orange juice is juiced in Australia from foreign oranges.