Health, Food and Globalization
If the movement of people, food, and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health, should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases?
I feel like in the world we live in today it is nearly impossible to reduce the flow of people coming and going. Globalization has introduced the migration of people and it has taken on an immense effect all over the world. Unless things change and the rules and regulations of countries change, then the flow of people and goods in and out of the US and every other country is impossible to change and is sure to expand.
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I wonder who runs our food industry in North America and why are we being sold and left in the dark to which foods are a product of a GMO? I feel there are better ways to produce food without the introduction of GMO’s. In the past food was produced without the use of GMO’s and the world pressed on and was fed. I feel like the modification of foods is something that has been done to appease a greedy nation that can never have enough. I don’t feel like GMO’s benefit the world and unfortunately, the large corporations like Monsanto, have taken over and infiltrated the world’s crops. Their modified seeds cross contaminate the fields of farmers around the world. These corporations claim to spread support to countries that are famished; but, like we saw in Haiti, (Bell, 2010 ) Monsanto wanted to send 60,000 sacks of seed to Haiti to help rebuild their farming industry. However, Haiti rather than use the seeds refused them and burned them in protest of Monsanto.
In conclusion, I feel the increase of globalization has its positives and its negatives. I feel with the proper guidance and tools of support, the world can be great and the negative results
If the movement of people, food, and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health, should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases?
I feel like in the world we live in today it is nearly impossible to reduce the flow of people coming and going. Globalization has introduced the migration of people and it has taken on an immense effect all over the world. Unless things change and the rules and regulations of countries change, then the flow of people and goods in and out of the US and every other country is impossible to change and is sure to expand.
With this expansion comes a great responsible on our global health organizations …show more content…
I wonder who runs our food industry in North America and why are we being sold and left in the dark to which foods are a product of a GMO? I feel there are better ways to produce food without the introduction of GMO’s. In the past food was produced without the use of GMO’s and the world pressed on and was fed. I feel like the modification of foods is something that has been done to appease a greedy nation that can never have enough. I don’t feel like GMO’s benefit the world and unfortunately, the large corporations like Monsanto, have taken over and infiltrated the world’s crops. Their modified seeds cross contaminate the fields of farmers around the world. These corporations claim to spread support to countries that are famished; but, like we saw in Haiti, (Bell, 2010 ) Monsanto wanted to send 60,000 sacks of seed to Haiti to help rebuild their farming industry. However, Haiti rather than use the seeds refused them and burned them in protest of Monsanto.
In conclusion, I feel the increase of globalization has its positives and its negatives. I feel with the proper guidance and tools of support, the world can be great and the negative results