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Summary and review of the film (Food, Inc)

Food, Inc. is an American documentary movie. The film examines and scrutinizes the

industrial production of different products such as meat, grains and vegetables. Remarkably, the

film highlights the unrealities in stores, where meat is boneless. Such an industrial system of

production of food started with Mc Donald’s in its efforts to lower costs. Due to the mass

increase in demand for standardized food products, Mc Donald’s expanded its fast food services.

Besides, the demand for standardized food products resulted in the concentration of different

producers into massive farms as well as factories (Food Inc. Documentary).

Most large companies control the packing of beef and similar foods. This implies that

even for individuals who avoid ordering food from fast food companies, they are most likely

eating products that have been produced through the same industrialized system. The film

exposes that hideous abuses take place in those companies. For instance, for the case of Tyson,

which is the world’s largest food production company, it has redesigned chicken to grow faster

than it would usually grow (Food Inc. Documentary).

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The film continues with an interview with Michael Pollen. Animals that produce essential

products like beef are now fed corn as opposed to grass. Therefore, it creates certain conditions

in the stomachs of the animals, which is indirectly transferred to the consumer, in the food chain.

The movie consistently indicates that the industrialized way of producing food produces

excellent profit margins due to the mass production. Costs are further lowered due to the

increased government subsidies to the production of corn. Corn consists of animal feeds. Thus,

cheap corn translates to affordable meat products. Therefore, almost all the American

industrialized food contain corn-based syrup. There is an extensive list of products that contain

corn-based materials. Besides, 30 % of American land is utilized in the production of corn. Thus,

the land is hypothetically used in compensating the growing population or the production of

other products. Further, the movie shows how individuals buy lots of junk at the expense of fresh

vegetables since the former is cheaper. Therefore, obesity and other lifestyle diseases are a crisis

of individual responsibility (Kenner, 2008).

Additionally, despite having many production farms that do not adhere to ethical

standards in their activities, there are a few companies such as Polyface Farms where livestock is

locally grown, and animals eat actual grass. Nonetheless, individuals do not comprehend that

there are hidden costs of cheaper production of foods due to the environmental and health

effects. Initially, an average farmer used to supply products to six to eight people. However, with

time, the average farmer is supposed to feed 120 people. Thus, significant changes are evident on

the part of the farmer. Farmers are no more. Replacement is apparent by the industrialized

production of food products (Kenner, 2008).

Shockingly, there are legal protections for the meat industry. Besides, there are

legislations too that prevent labeling of products that are genetically produced even when they

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Title Date Summary and review of the film (Food, Inc) Food, Inc. is an American documentary movie. The film examines and scrutinizes the industrial production of different products such as meat, grains and vegetables. Remarkably, the film highlights the unrealities in stores, where meat is boneless. Such an industrial system of production of food started with Mc Donald’s in its efforts to lower costs. Due to the mass increase in demand for standardized food products, Mc Donald’s expanded its fast food services. Besides, the demand for standardized food products resulted in the concentration of different producers into massive farms as well as factories (Food Inc. Documentary). Most large companies control the packing of beef and similar foods. This implies that even for individuals who avoid ordering food from fast food companies, they are most likely eating products that have been produced through the same industrialized system. The film exposes that hideous abuses take place in those companies. For instance, for the case of Tyson, which is the world’s largest food production company, it has redesigned chicken to grow faster than it would usually grow (Food Inc. Documentary). Surname 2 The film continues with an interview with Michael Pollen. Animals that produce essential products like beef are now fed corn as opposed to grass. Therefore, it creates certain conditions in the stomachs of the animals, which is indi ...
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