Food, Inc 2

        After watching the documentary Food Inc, I have come to the conclusion that I agree with Robert Kenner's claim that the meat industry is not only economically but also environmentally unacceptable. To start with what is convincing in the movie, he makes it clear to the readers that animals raised in these environments are subjected to pain, discomfort, and hormones to make them more profitable. Not only this, but the fact that he mentions a story about a woman's son who died of E. Coli in the 21st century is even more reason to believe that the meat industry is going down hill. With all of the technology and equipment we have today, these food borne illnesses really should not be occurring let alone killing a child. Again, the images are very powerful and the picture of cows lined up next to each other just makes it more obvious that these animals are not being treated humanely. Also, he shows the cartoon of a chicken in 1950 at day 68 and a picture of a chicken in 2008 at day 47 and the size of the 2008 chicken is by far double the size of the 1950 chicken. This just further proves that the animals are being pumped full of hormones and steroids to make themselves bigger.  He also uses straight up facts (logos) that convinces me of his claim. This one fact really stuck out at me as shocking: "In 1972, the FDA conducted 50,000 food safety inspections. In 2006, the FDA conducted only 9,164."This basically shows that as years go by, the FDA is spending less and less time and energy investigating inspections that could be extremely important to the safety of the public. Another fact is "70% of processed foods have some genetically modified ingredient" which shows that the average American is putting harmful products into their bodies. 

    

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