The process of growing, selling, and buying food is controlled by multinational corporations and big businesses. Consumers are tricked into believing that farmers have a greater responsibility than they do in this entire food production process. The greed exhibited in the film, Food Inc. adequately examines the problems with the food industry. The vivid details and examples throughout the film, give an excellent glimpse into the blindsiding of the American consumer. The film covers three main critiques of the food industry: food production process is misleading, factory workers in food plants are being exploited and abused, and consumers are receiving misinformation regarding the foods they consume.
To begin, some may believe food production is controlled by farmers. This is due in large part to misleading packaging, which incorporates various images and words relating to farmers. However, the packaging is misleading because farmers have little to do with the process. Food is produced primarily in multinational corporations’ factories, instead of farms (Food, Inc.). The traditional farming that farmers once controlled is almost nonexistent. For example, after the decline of the tobacco industry, many southern farmers converted to chicken farming. Tyson dominates the chicken industry and therefore owns the chickens that the farmers produce. The …show more content…
(BPI) argues that their plants are efficient and safe because they use ammonia to kill bacteria on the meat. However, ammonia hydroxide is a chemical and that chemical is put on food that will eventually be consumed. “When ammonia enters the body as a result of breathing, swallowing or skin contact, it reacts with water to produce ammonium hydroxide. This chemical is very corrosive and damages cells in the body on contact” (Department of Health.). This quote proves that it is unsafe for the workers to work with ammonia and for the consumers to eat food with ammonia that is used to kill
To begin, some may believe food production is controlled by farmers. This is due in large part to misleading packaging, which incorporates various images and words relating to farmers. However, the packaging is misleading because farmers have little to do with the process. Food is produced primarily in multinational corporations’ factories, instead of farms (Food, Inc.). The traditional farming that farmers once controlled is almost nonexistent. For example, after the decline of the tobacco industry, many southern farmers converted to chicken farming. Tyson dominates the chicken industry and therefore owns the chickens that the farmers produce. The …show more content…
(BPI) argues that their plants are efficient and safe because they use ammonia to kill bacteria on the meat. However, ammonia hydroxide is a chemical and that chemical is put on food that will eventually be consumed. “When ammonia enters the body as a result of breathing, swallowing or skin contact, it reacts with water to produce ammonium hydroxide. This chemical is very corrosive and damages cells in the body on contact” (Department of Health.). This quote proves that it is unsafe for the workers to work with ammonia and for the consumers to eat food with ammonia that is used to kill