Food Inc Case Study
Food Inc.
1. Food production has changed more in the last 10 years than in the preceding 10,000.
2. Images of agrarian (farm) society in the consumer’s mind include: green fields cattle grazing red barns
3. The average supermarket contains 47,000 (how many?) items
4. How do you think farm animals should be treated? How do your ideas compare to what you saw in the film? I think farm animals should be treated with some respect. If we are going to keep them trapped then we ought to let them do what they can while they’re still alive. The animals in the film were treated as if they were already dead. They were kept in close quarters and every aspect of their life was controlled.
5. If people are responsible for informing themselves about what …show more content…
is in their food, what would help them be more informed? If producers are responsible, what would be more effective ways for them to inform people? Consumers should look at food labels before they consume a product. They should keep up with food recalls and look for news about unsafe man-made ingredients. Producers are also responsible and can inform people about what is in their food by identifying EVERY ingredient they use on the label.
6. Do we have the right to assume that our food is safe? If so, who do you think should be responsible for ensuring its safety? We should be able to assume that our food is safe, but this is not necessarily the case. The government can only control so many food products. It is up to us, the consumers, to choose natural foods and run big companies out of business. The government may need to pass more food regulations as new man-made ingredients are created.
7.
What is Kevin’s law? Why was it made? Kevin’s law allows the Food and Drug Administration to close packing houses with repeated violations to prevent the spread of foodborne illness. Kevin’s law was made because a women had a kid named Kevin died because of E. coli., so she wanted to become a healthy eating activist.
8. Health experts recently called for warning labels on energy drinks, pointing out the effects of “caffeine intoxication”- a syndrome that can cause anxiety, insomnia, gastrointestinal (stomach) upset, tremors, rapid heartbeat, and even death. Would a warning label affect whether or not you buy energy drinks? Why or why not? This warning label probably wouldn’t prevent me from buying energy drinks. I would assume that to get this disease I would have to drink energy drinks constantly and rapidly.
9. How has the film affected your perspective? I now want to be more careful when choosing food to buy from the store. I am more aware of all the dangerous ingredients food can contain, and I plan to read labels more …show more content…
often.
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Activity: Labels Survey
1) How often do you read the Warning or Caution labels on products you buy or use? ____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
2) Do the Warning or Caution labels affect whether you buy or how you use a certain product?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
3) How often do you read the Ingredients list of foods you buy or eat?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
4) Does the Ingredients list affect whether you buy or how much you eat a certain food?
____ Always ____ Sometimes __X__ Never
5) How often do you read the Nutrition Facts of foods you buy or eat?
__X__ Always ____ Sometimes ____ Never
6) Do the Nutrition Facts affect whether you buy or how much you eat a certain food?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
7) How often do you think warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol keep people from using these products?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
8) Foods high in fat can lead to obesity, which is a major health problem. Some people think a warning label should be included on foods that are high in fat. Would a warning label like that keep you from eating high-fat foods?
____ Always ____ Sometimes __X__
Never
1. Food production has changed more in the last 10 years than in the preceding 10,000.
2. Images of agrarian (farm) society in the consumer’s mind include: green fields cattle grazing red barns
3. The average supermarket contains 47,000 (how many?) items
4. How do you think farm animals should be treated? How do your ideas compare to what you saw in the film? I think farm animals should be treated with some respect. If we are going to keep them trapped then we ought to let them do what they can while they’re still alive. The animals in the film were treated as if they were already dead. They were kept in close quarters and every aspect of their life was controlled.
5. If people are responsible for informing themselves about what …show more content…
is in their food, what would help them be more informed? If producers are responsible, what would be more effective ways for them to inform people? Consumers should look at food labels before they consume a product. They should keep up with food recalls and look for news about unsafe man-made ingredients. Producers are also responsible and can inform people about what is in their food by identifying EVERY ingredient they use on the label.
6. Do we have the right to assume that our food is safe? If so, who do you think should be responsible for ensuring its safety? We should be able to assume that our food is safe, but this is not necessarily the case. The government can only control so many food products. It is up to us, the consumers, to choose natural foods and run big companies out of business. The government may need to pass more food regulations as new man-made ingredients are created.
7.
What is Kevin’s law? Why was it made? Kevin’s law allows the Food and Drug Administration to close packing houses with repeated violations to prevent the spread of foodborne illness. Kevin’s law was made because a women had a kid named Kevin died because of E. coli., so she wanted to become a healthy eating activist.
8. Health experts recently called for warning labels on energy drinks, pointing out the effects of “caffeine intoxication”- a syndrome that can cause anxiety, insomnia, gastrointestinal (stomach) upset, tremors, rapid heartbeat, and even death. Would a warning label affect whether or not you buy energy drinks? Why or why not? This warning label probably wouldn’t prevent me from buying energy drinks. I would assume that to get this disease I would have to drink energy drinks constantly and rapidly.
9. How has the film affected your perspective? I now want to be more careful when choosing food to buy from the store. I am more aware of all the dangerous ingredients food can contain, and I plan to read labels more …show more content…
often.
10.
Activity: Labels Survey
1) How often do you read the Warning or Caution labels on products you buy or use? ____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
2) Do the Warning or Caution labels affect whether you buy or how you use a certain product?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
3) How often do you read the Ingredients list of foods you buy or eat?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
4) Does the Ingredients list affect whether you buy or how much you eat a certain food?
____ Always ____ Sometimes __X__ Never
5) How often do you read the Nutrition Facts of foods you buy or eat?
__X__ Always ____ Sometimes ____ Never
6) Do the Nutrition Facts affect whether you buy or how much you eat a certain food?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
7) How often do you think warning labels on cigarettes and alcohol keep people from using these products?
____ Always __X__ Sometimes ____ Never
8) Foods high in fat can lead to obesity, which is a major health problem. Some people think a warning label should be included on foods that are high in fat. Would a warning label like that keep you from eating high-fat foods?
____ Always ____ Sometimes __X__
Never