Food Inc. The 2008 Documentary Essay

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It is shocking to see how corn and corn products are used in almost every aspect of our lives from the beverages we drink to cheese to the fuel that powers our vehicles. One of the most disconcerting insights about the corn industry is the realization of how dependent we are, as consumers, on a crop that was primarily first used for food and how science has found a way to utilize it in a variety of food-related and non-food related applications. One of the most important messages of Food, Inc. is that the condition of the food industry is a direct result of the demands of the public and how changes in consumer behavior can affect the industry as a whole. That is, consumers have the power to change the dynamic of the industry by reducing demand for certain products that are more conscious of how livestock is treated and how corn, soybeans, and other food products are processed.

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More specifically, it is difficult to comprehend how Monsanto was able to become so powerful and what mechanisms allowed them to not only modify food, but institutionalize the consumption of their genetically modified food products.
Food, Inc. is effective in providing insight to practices that affect people of all socio-economic backgrounds because they all consume food from the same sources. Furthermore, Food, Inc. demonstrates how all of the food industry is affected by industry protocols and the legal and financial difficulties that arise when independent farmers refuse to give in to larger food production firms.

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Food, Inc. Directed by Robert Kenner. United States: Magnolia Pictures, 2008. DVD.

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