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26 Feb. 2018
Food Inc. Documentary on Food Production in America
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Filmmaker Robert Kenner’s movie Food Inc. lifts the shroud from our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized food production systems that have been hidden from the American consumer with full consent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of mega corporations that put profit ahead of consumer and worker safety, the health of our environment, and consumers, and the livelihood of the American farmer. Genetic modification has delivered insecticide resistant soybeans and herbicide resistant corn. Chickens with bigger breasts and perfect pork chops have been conjured by modern agribusiness along with tomatoes that keep forever on the shelf. These supposed advances, however, come at great cost we are experiencing an epidemic of obesity, particularly among young children, and skyrocketing levels of diabetes among adults. We also have new more virulent strains of e-coli, the harmful bacteria that infects 73,000 Americans annually.
While films of this kind are essential in exposing the offenses of the food industry, this documentary has a message of its own. It clearly advocates for locally grown and organic foods. The film expresses the idea that US agribusiness operates on a model similar to that of McDonald’s Restaurant principals of mass production. This industrialization of our agricultural production yields food that is unhealthy inhumane, and harmful to the only planet we call home. While higher standards of health and safety may help to reform our food industry, it is doubtful that self-regulation will encourage meaningful reform among corporate producers. Therefore, the ultimate responsibility to improve the overall production and quality of America’s food supply falls on the government. Reform is drastically needed in regulations and implementation, agricultural subsidies, and consumer education. Food Inc. very aptly illustrates the power of food industry lobbies in Washington DC and the difficulties we face in effecting positive policy change in the production of food in America.
Blog Text Provided by: Farren Hauck, Susan Melka
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