Food Inc.
The documentary Food Inc. opened my eyes to a whole new way of looking at food. Instead of food being this product I consumed on a regular basis to make me satisfied and full, but it now became a story. A story that brought to light the real truth of the food industry. The film not only showed me the process of which the animal goes from the farm to my mouth, but the major companies involved too.
The big companies in control concerned me the most, because of how much power they have over our everyday lives. The companies draped a "curtain between the food industry and us" making it hard for average people to figure out what they are really eating and who they are supporting. Every time you consume a piece of food, you might be completely unaware of supporting a company. Surprisingly, when entering the grocery store there are only a couple companies that are providing the food, making it extremely difficult to not fall into the trap of the big companies. Even the small businesses are bought out by the big corporations, making everyone under control of the companies. Since they are eating the food provided by the major establishments, they are defending the companies without knowing the real truth.
In addition to only the big companies supplying regular people with food, they also how there are only a few people involved with the food industry. The people that are with the big companies are also part of the government and involved with the production of the food. This allows the workers of the big companies to be strongly associated with the government and make the rules and regulations that fit exactly what they want. Since the two are intertwined together it does not allow separation of power, but creates the food industry to be in control of everything.
The film makes it clear that there are only a few major companies that are supplying and making the food, while in the past there were hundreds of small businesses that we producing food. An example of this that was shown in the film were the number of slaughtering houses. Today, there are only 13 slaughter houses compared to 100's before the big businesses became a major key factor of the industry. The small businesses allowed business and money to spread instead of all going into one company. Therefore, more jobs were needed and more money was going to many individuals making people employed and expanding the middle class. The problem with big companies is that the money is directed toward one or a few individuals, which would increase the lower class.
The big companies in control concerned me the most, because of how much power they have over our everyday lives. The companies draped a "curtain between the food industry and us" making it hard for average people to figure out what they are really eating and who they are supporting. Every time you consume a piece of food, you might be completely unaware of supporting a company. Surprisingly, when entering the grocery store there are only a couple companies that are providing the food, making it extremely difficult to not fall into the trap of the big companies. Even the small businesses are bought out by the big corporations, making everyone under control of the companies. Since they are eating the food provided by the major establishments, they are defending the companies without knowing the real truth.
In addition to only the big companies supplying regular people with food, they also how there are only a few people involved with the food industry. The people that are with the big companies are also part of the government and involved with the production of the food. This allows the workers of the big companies to be strongly associated with the government and make the rules and regulations that fit exactly what they want. Since the two are intertwined together it does not allow separation of power, but creates the food industry to be in control of everything.
The film makes it clear that there are only a few major companies that are supplying and making the food, while in the past there were hundreds of small businesses that we producing food. An example of this that was shown in the film were the number of slaughtering houses. Today, there are only 13 slaughter houses compared to 100's before the big businesses became a major key factor of the industry. The small businesses allowed business and money to spread instead of all going into one company. Therefore, more jobs were needed and more money was going to many individuals making people employed and expanding the middle class. The problem with big companies is that the money is directed toward one or a few individuals, which would increase the lower class.