Entry #5. Food Inc.

Food Inc. is a real eye opener about the food industry. So much goes on that many of us are not aware of because the big food companies don't want the public to know. Just as disappointing, is the the fact that the federal government has been involved in this for years. You would think that the government is supposed to protect us instead of keeping this a secret. The images shown how animals are treated in the film Food Inc. are disturbing. These big businesses only care about profit and not so much for the consumers or the way animals are treated. Chickens are being raised in half the time they were in the 1950s. These poor animals are given antibiotics for rapid growth. Because they are rapidly growing their bones and internal organs can't keep up. They can only take a few steps before falling because they can't handle their weight. As for the cows at factory farms, they stand ankle deep in their manure. So sad and disgusting. So if one cow has E. coli others can get it too. E. coli outbreaks have become more frequent. What is just as disgusting is that ammonia hydroxide is used to clean the meat to help kill the E. coli. Like I said disgusting! No animal should be treated this way.  

I was aware that many product contain corn. By looking at the label you'll that many foods contain corn. Corn is cheap so it is overproduced. Scientists have tried to come up with more uses for it. Corn is one of the top three GMO crops which are grown in the United States. Of course it's going to be in so many products. Not that I think it's good. The film mentioned that the average grocery store has 47,000 products in it, which make it seem like there is a large variety of choice. The truth is that there really isn't. Most processed foods contain corn.   

It's important to know what we put in our bodies and how it can affect us in the long run. Which is why i'm glad this movie was made, so the public can see the truth with what goes on in the food industry and to know what exactly it is that we eat. Everyone should care about where our food comes from because it affects us all. The film states that the average consumer doesn't feel very powerful; however, it is the opposite, we can change this system by demanding good wholesome food. This is absolutely true, we just need to care enough to make the change. If we were able to do it with the tobacco industry, we can certainly change the food industry.