Food Inc Film Analysis

The modern American supermarket has on average 47,000 products, yet our food is coming from enormous assembly lines where the animals and the workers are being abused (Dir. Kenner). In the film Food Inc, directed by Robert Kenner, the documentary showcases the shocking side of food production, from the environmental degradation to the harsh treatment of animals. There are many companies who are criticized in this documentary, such as Perdue, who is known for overcrowding, high-tech breeding and feeding their chickens with antibiotics and Monsanto, the company who patents their seeds and has been known to sue many small farmers. Furthermore, the documentary shines light on how the industry falsely markets its brands with farm images, health claims and too perfect pictures of food. Food Inc reveals the truths about the

In the 1970s, the top five beef-packers controlled only about 25% of the market, yet today, the top four control more than 80% of the market (Dir. Kenner). In the documentary, a Perdue chicken farmer, Carole Morison, showcased what goes on in Perdue farms. The chickens that Morison took care of were overfed antibiotics and overcrowded in their chicken houses. Although the interview could have gotten Morison into legal trouble with Perdue, she figured that the situation in which the chickens were living in where inhumane and unethical. Later, Morison had to sell her family farm because she did not want to abide by the rules of Perdue, which were to have completely enclosed chicken houses. The enclosed chicken houses