Purpose: Expose the main issues with the food industry and how they have been able to deceive consumers thus far.
Oranges to Apples In a society engulfed in constant progression and advancements it’s easy for people to believe that the one’s in charge of producing everyday consumables take careful measures in creating them and making sure those purchasing them are well aware of what they are investing in. Unfortunately, with the governments lacking regulations regarding the food industry buyers are allowing themselves to eat products that are not only prepared in unhealthy, unnatural ways, but that display misleading facts about their products. In this essay I will address how the food industry has changed in recent years, how food is prepared …show more content…
Now days it 's almost impossible to imagine buying meat from a local butcher that personally raised animals in only safe and natural conditions, or to have a milk man bring fresh dairy to the townspeople 's door steps. One hundred years ago that would not have just been imaginable but the reality. The mere idea of factory farmed animal products was nearly inconceivable which is quite the contrary for today 's food industry. According to Jill Ettinger writer of the article Food Then and Now: How Nutrition has Changed: More than ten billion animals will be raised in American factories this year. Most will never see daylight, except on their way to slaughter. They 'll live in dark, tiny and unsanitary conditions where diseases spread rapidly. They 'll eat unnatural foods that are loaded with chemicals and drugs that directly impact the humans who eat those animals …show more content…
When shopping at the grocery store buyers have a choice between purchasing an average product or a product with a label stating that the food has been naturally raised or was free range in preparation. The consumer often will choose the product that appears to have better quality, however these labels are typically misleading. According to Sarah Borron writer and researcher for Food and Water Watch
Oranges to Apples In a society engulfed in constant progression and advancements it’s easy for people to believe that the one’s in charge of producing everyday consumables take careful measures in creating them and making sure those purchasing them are well aware of what they are investing in. Unfortunately, with the governments lacking regulations regarding the food industry buyers are allowing themselves to eat products that are not only prepared in unhealthy, unnatural ways, but that display misleading facts about their products. In this essay I will address how the food industry has changed in recent years, how food is prepared …show more content…
Now days it 's almost impossible to imagine buying meat from a local butcher that personally raised animals in only safe and natural conditions, or to have a milk man bring fresh dairy to the townspeople 's door steps. One hundred years ago that would not have just been imaginable but the reality. The mere idea of factory farmed animal products was nearly inconceivable which is quite the contrary for today 's food industry. According to Jill Ettinger writer of the article Food Then and Now: How Nutrition has Changed: More than ten billion animals will be raised in American factories this year. Most will never see daylight, except on their way to slaughter. They 'll live in dark, tiny and unsanitary conditions where diseases spread rapidly. They 'll eat unnatural foods that are loaded with chemicals and drugs that directly impact the humans who eat those animals …show more content…
When shopping at the grocery store buyers have a choice between purchasing an average product or a product with a label stating that the food has been naturally raised or was free range in preparation. The consumer often will choose the product that appears to have better quality, however these labels are typically misleading. According to Sarah Borron writer and researcher for Food and Water Watch