Watch the movie food inc and answer questions below.
FOOD INC.
Drawing on Eric Schlosser (Links to an external site.)s Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan (Links to an external site.)s The Omnivores Dilemma, director Robert Kenner (Links to an external site.)s Oscar-nominated documentary explores the food industrys detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.
In Food Inc., the image of the farm grown plant or animal is effectively dispelled and replaced by a very different reality. Reflect on the following questions.
This film is about ten years old and Im interested to know how familiar you are with the topics presented. Were you surprised to learn how animals become food. What information concerned you the most and why?
Using your greatest concern that was presented in the film, find out a bit more by finding a current resource online addressing that topic You might consider updating since some time has passed since the film was made. Has anything changed?
Do you think the movie will influence how you choose your foods in the future? Explain your position on the issue.
