Saturday, March 13, 2010

Thoughts "Food Inc."

Having know long ago before I saw the movie “Food Inc.” about the government control of the Food Industry I am more disgusted more now than ever before. The reality of things is that there is no way of telling the American people the truth about things especially when it comes to health. I did not fully realize until Thursday that the Food Industry as a whole is one big corrupted industry where the big corporation controls the way our country is governed. There are senators in our government that allow this to happen just to keep a seat in government. Covering up diseases to the consumer weeks after they have been discovered just to make millions of dollars. In fact we are serving as guinea pigs for the Food Industry is you look at it.The processing of food from the farm to the supermarket isle is quite disturbing. One does not realize how many times food has been touched before it is sealed and packed for the supermarkets.Or how many maybe people actually went to work sick that day and the spread of bacteria.This mass production of food using assembly line to keep up with the demand of a product just for $$$ its not healthy.Yet again we don’t see the wrong with that because both parties are cashing in …..at what expense?
We know for a fact the bio-engineering has gone a long way. The injection of steroids into animals just to reduce the time of growth is a cause for great concern. Don’t we consume the same things as animals if you look at it ? Should the food industry jeopardize the health of Americans just for a quick buck for “fast delivery vs. natural taste” What ever happen to nature taking its course? It was tough enough seeing chickens fall on their side because the could not hold their body weight. Overweight due to chemicals in their body. Is that healthy? Its also disturbing what they feed these animals. Cows were meant to graze not eat corn, but because corn is cheap and effective because it saves money.The food industry does not see the big picture. These Corporation are poisoning these animals. Making them obese at a quick rate.Fat equals product, product equals money.
What about the people working in these big assembly areas is it healthy for them to be exposed to the dead animals bodily fluid and wastes. Who cares for them? This why the employee turnover rate is high in this industry. I did not realize that the Immigration Department controls that amount of workers in these factories. Striking deals with Food Corporation knowing willingly that if there are not enough workers on that day that,production could drop to a point where they are not making any money. So employers give up a certain number of illegal workers to the government so the Immigration Department can keep up with the quota and the Corporation can survive financially.
We the people who consume these products must speak up to the government let them know that what they are doing is wrong and costly lives of millions of people.Everything is not money!!
To be honest I am looking more and more into becoming a Vegetarian.

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  2. I too am also considering seriously modifying my diet after watching the film. It was the most graphic and informative piece about the food industry I have ever been exposed to. I liked how you mentioned how horrible it is for the workers in these food processing plants- that was one of the most powerful parts of the film for me. It's not just about consumer health but also about human rights and labor laws. The food industry violates our well-being in every sense.
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  3. "Everything is not Money!!! "
    I love it!

    You make so many great points here, Angel! I especially like the way you focus on the workers - we need to stand up not only for ourselves, but for them also!

    A lot of people have become vegetarians over these issues (fortunately, there's no shortage of info on the web if you want to follow that path)! And we'll try to get some vegetarian recipes up on the recipe blog for you soon!

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