Food, Inc.

This movie is very effective in communicating the problem with the factory farm. We have seen the information from this movie before, such as in Eating Animals. But this movie communicates it more effectively because the images are stories that are right in front of us.

One thing I learned from this movie is that chicken farmers are contracted with a company such as Tyson or Perdue. If these farmers do not oblige to the demands of their company, their contract can be terminated, leaving them in debt.

After reading Eating Animals, I learned a lot about the meat industry and many of the problems associated with the factory farm. I didn't realize that the factory farm has problems outside of the meat industry. In Food, Inc., a mother shares how her son died in less than 2 weeks from E. coli. There have been numerous E. coli outbreaks associated with vegetables such as lettuce. Even after discovering that their vegetables were causing an E. coli outbreak, one industry continued selling their vegetables. These industries are just too big to deal with these issues. Instead of facing these issues, the heads of the companies just turn their heads. We already see this in Food, Inc. when Tyson and Perdue both decline being interviewed. These industries know that if people see what is really going on, they won't be happy. So they try to prevent the public from knowing. I think this is a good film for allowing the public to see what these companies don't want them to so that they can make an informed decision about the food they consume.