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FOOD INC. (chicken (in 1950 (took 70 days to turn into chicken), in 2008…
FOOD INC.
chicken
in 1950
took 70 days to turn into chicken
in 2008
took 48 days to turn into chicken
Tyson Grower
less days gives more money
first agreed to show his farm
refused to show farm after company pressure
1 agreed to show farm for the documentary
Carole Morison
its not farming, rather a mass production like assembly line in a factory
open window farm
nasty, dust
from chick to chicken in 7 weeks
bones and internal organs can't keep up with the rapid growth
feet of chicken not able to bear weight
some chicken dies
pick up of chicken is not in good manner
companies force farmers to buy new tech equipment otherwise face loss of contract
drastic changes in food trends
more change in last 50 years than in 10,000 years
same images for selling
Food Chain
they claim to be farm products
but in reality, products come from factory
Industry is not letting people to know the truth about the food
food industry is very powerful
giant companies
Industrial food system
began with fast food
in 1930s
new form of restaurant
"Drive In"
Mc Donald Brothers
revolutionary idea of running a restaurant
factory system in restaurant's kitchen
trained each worker for just 1 task repeatedly
low wages paid to workers
workers can be replaced easily
expensive food
food tasted good
mc donalds fast food restaurant huge huge success
Robert Kenner Documentary
started in a super market with credits on the food products in the market
modern American super market
Avg 47000 products
in 1970
5 largest meat traders were controlling 25% of the U.S. market
Currently
4 of these companies control more than 80% of the market
determine how the farmers have to work
today chicken is twice as large as in 1950s
two times more growth in half of the time
in past, avg farmer used to feed 6-8 people
today, avg farmer feed 126 people
efficiency
high risks and health problems
employ illegal immigrants
perform dangerous task of meat packaging
without safety equipments
illegal immigrants do this task at low salary to survive
30% of land in U.S. for agriculture is planting corn
in American super markets, 90% of products contain either corn, wheat, soya or one of these
corn is also used to feed animals
although grass is the natural food for animals
because it is cheap
it is dangerous
E. Coli bacteria
Huge influence of food industry on legislatures and health monitoring agencies
consumers can change the situation
make better choices
choose good products from known companies
who respects the environment
who respects their work
respect the quality of their product
market needs to see us making better choices
the moment these producers understand that the public want more quality, more responsibility then they will deliver
learn to cook at home
avoid processed food
eat fresh food
read labels on food
plant a garden
try to get more involved
the more we do that, the better our future will be