"There is a deliberate veil, this curtain that's drawn between us and where our food comes from. The industry doesn't want you to know the truth about what you are eating because if you knew, you might not want to eat it." - Robert Kenner
Do you know where your food comes from? I never really thought about it until I watched Food Inc., a documentary that will change the way you look at your food forever. Food Inc. takes you into the dark and dirty industry of food production and shows you what the companies do not want you to know. Mistreated animals injected with harmful growth drugs kept locked up in small dark rooms with thousands of other animals, along with extremely dirty and dangerous processing factories where animals are slaughtered and processed at an alarmingly fast rate.
The meat production industry is controlled by only a few very large companies that are trying to keep up with the pace that fast food chains have set. In the 1970's the top four beef packers controlled 25% of the market and there were thousands of slaughter houses across America. Now the top four beef packers control over 80% of the market and there are only about 13 slaughterhouses across America. Robert Kenner, the film's producer, contacted many of the nations largest food producers to be interviewed, but none of them allowed cameras anywhere near their facilities. These companies are only concerned with making large quantities of food at minimal cost and are extremely willing to overlook safety and health of their workers and consumers. The government often ignores the problems with the food industry in order to provide cheap food regardless of the consequences.
The food industry has become a very big problem in the United States and most people do not even realize that it is a problem. The number of E.Coli and salmonella cases in the United States has been steadily going up. There needs to be more laws regarding the quality and safety of our food or the problem will only get worse. These few corporations controlling the market are making more money and getting stronger everyday, therefore they are gaining more control over the market and sooner or later they will be monopolies.
Do you know where your food comes from? I never really thought about it until I watched Food Inc., a documentary that will change the way you look at your food forever. Food Inc. takes you into the dark and dirty industry of food production and shows you what the companies do not want you to know. Mistreated animals injected with harmful growth drugs kept locked up in small dark rooms with thousands of other animals, along with extremely dirty and dangerous processing factories where animals are slaughtered and processed at an alarmingly fast rate.
The meat production industry is controlled by only a few very large companies that are trying to keep up with the pace that fast food chains have set. In the 1970's the top four beef packers controlled 25% of the market and there were thousands of slaughter houses across America. Now the top four beef packers control over 80% of the market and there are only about 13 slaughterhouses across America. Robert Kenner, the film's producer, contacted many of the nations largest food producers to be interviewed, but none of them allowed cameras anywhere near their facilities. These companies are only concerned with making large quantities of food at minimal cost and are extremely willing to overlook safety and health of their workers and consumers. The government often ignores the problems with the food industry in order to provide cheap food regardless of the consequences.
The food industry has become a very big problem in the United States and most people do not even realize that it is a problem. The number of E.Coli and salmonella cases in the United States has been steadily going up. There needs to be more laws regarding the quality and safety of our food or the problem will only get worse. These few corporations controlling the market are making more money and getting stronger everyday, therefore they are gaining more control over the market and sooner or later they will be monopolies.
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