The first part examines the production of meat for consumption in the US, specifically looking at cows, chickens, and pigs. 132 18 Subsidies are in place because the big food TNCs (Tyson and Cargill) want cheap corn, and they have the ears of the government (no pun intended). The production of food has lead to unhealthy lifestyles and obesity because the cost of production of healthy food is too expensive. CAFO (confined animal feeding operation) – An animal feedlot operation with more than 1,000 animals at a time. Changing food has changed because of the green revolution. These cookies do not store any personal information. Food, Inc., an American documentary film, examines the industrial production of meat, grains, and vegetables.The film concludes by claiming the entirety of our food industry is inhumane, and economically and environmentally unsustainable. 0000001399 00000 n Summary from the Food Inc. Official Website: Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

0000010274 00000 n The workers are revealed kicking the chickens and shoving them in crammed cages with negligible care. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. By selectively breeding each trait can be changed sometimes BGH (hormones) can be used.

xref Lire ses 675 critiques. %PDF-1.6 %���� In addition corn has changed from pre 1959 there was 20 bushels/acre and now there are 200 per bushel. What might be the consequences of denying food … 4981 abonnés

Le film alerte sur des éléments importants de la vie quotidienne, et nous montre qu’en réalité on ne sait pas grand-chose sur l’origine de ce qui entre dans notre bouche. FALSE DICHOTOMY – A situation in which only two alternatives or viewpoints are presented as the only options, when in fact there are others. As a contrast, we now take a trip to Smithfield Hog Processing Plant, the largest in the world in North Carolina, where over 30K hogs go through every day, where they treat their workers like their hogs – the workers are drawn from the poorest people and work in a conveyor belt system, sometimes getting covered in feces and blood and developing infections to the extent that finger nails separate from hands. Only eating unhealthy foods has caused type 2 diabetes to spread to children whereas in the past it has been primarily in adults.
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Face à ce tabou de la part des principaux protagonistes nationaux... Dans les années 70, le top 5 des emballeurs de viande bovine contrôlait environ 25% du marché.

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We’re also shown the case study of Monstanto suing a certain ‘seed cleaner’ (used by the 10% of farmers who aren’t GM and save their own seed) who is already in debt to the tune of $25 000 and he hasn’t even been in a court room, and friends of 50 years no longer talk to him for fear of coming under Monstano’s wrath. 0000015213 00000 n The Film starts by outlining the unrealities of the modern American supermarket, where there are no seasons and the meat has no bones.

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In any case, once you add up the environmental, social and health costs of industrial food, it ends up being far more expensive than locally grown, ethical, organic food. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. De plus, la traduction française est bien trouvée pour une fois : les alimenteurs, beau jeu de mots, et si vrai…

", Pour écrire un commentaire, identifiez-vous. Food Inc. - Chapter 2: Cornucopia of Choices Discussion Questions 1. PATENT – A document granting the inventor sole rights to an invention and allowing the inventor to stop others from making, using, or selling the invention.

McDonalds trained each worker to do a different thing for each food item. Publicité |

Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment”.

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