Essay about Food Inc
Because
of the unhealthy environment animals are raised in, they get infected with salmonella and
coliform bacteria. Salmonella and coliform bacteria infected food can lead to serious diseases
and death.
The chickens are raised in dark rooms, where there isn’t even room to move. They live in the
middle of their own droppings and they eat each other. They are fed stuff that make them
grow faster and bigger. The chickens can’t carry their own weight and fall down. Employees
hit and toture them. I find horrifying how the chikens are treated as plain food not living
creatures. Cows and pigs are treated in the same way.
Most of the food in America is controlled and manufactured by few main companies. The
major food companies make huge profits of which are based on supplying cheap but
contaminated food, the heavy use of petroleum-based chemicals (largely pesticides and
fertilizers), and the promotion of unhealthy food consumption habits by the American public.