Food Inc.
Krishna Jani
Production Information
-Director: Robert Kenner
-Producer: Eric Schlosser
-Production Company: Participant Media
-Distribution Company: Magnolia Pictures
-Locations Filmed: North Carolina, USA; Nebraska, USA; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Kentucky, USA
-Year: September 7, 2008
Quotes
~The companies don't want farmers talking, they don't want the secret to be told.
~The animals and the workers are being abused.
Synopsis
Opinion
How does this film relate to economics?
Was this film biased? Does it present objective information?
Questions
1) How have the new, deadly, strand of E. coli get form in our foods?
2) Why do the poorer people choose to eat unhealthy foods rather than the healthier options when they go shopping?
Answers
1) The new strand of deadly E. coli has formed by the all corn diet that the farmers in food plants feed their cattle. They did this because it is a cheap to keep their cows fed. The problem is that the cows started forming a strand of E. coli called E. coli 0157h7 that has moved from the cattle to its meat and straight into our mouths.
2) The poorer people are choosing to eat more unhealthy food such as soft drinks and chips rather than the fruits and vegetables that are found in the next aisle because they want to save their money, and the unhealthy foods are usually cheaper. This is a leading cause in why America is very obese.
Rating (How Spicy)
1) American Food............... -----
2) Water............................... -----
3) Pepper............................. -----
4) Atomic Spice Bomb........ --X--
5) Classic Indian Spice........ -----