Film Analysis: Food Inc.

The world may be in danger of what Monsanto puts on families dinner tables. According to Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele’s article: Monsanto’s harvest of fear “Monsanto’s is the world leader in genetic modification of seeds and has 674 biotechnology patents”. 90% of the GMO’s in the world belong to Monsanto. The world has inherited Monsanto’s GMO’s in North and South America, Asia and Australia. Monsanto will eventually own food if consumers continue purchasing his GM products this reason being that Monsanto modifies its crops in order to make harvesting faster and easier making it more convenient to arrive on your dinner tables faster.

From gangs around the world to the food industry in America, there are always struggles for the control of power. The film Food Inc. looks at the mass production of food in America, from meat products to corn and soy. The battle to control the production of these crops is never pretty. Another example of the conflict theory is portrayed in this film in several ways. Large companies within America are aloud to patent life, and this has turned into an a battle to control the production of corn and soy. One company, Monsanto, does everything in their power to control these products. One man owned a machine that cleaned and recycled seeds, and he used this machine to run his business. The man was not in violation of Monsanto's patent, but the company was not happy about the

Today’s food companies are so large that they control every aspect of the food industry. Company’s control what grows in crops, what certain crops to grow, how the crops are utilized. The documentary “Food Inc.” produced by Robert Kennar and Eric Schlosser, takes a look at America’s food industry and how our food is produced. Most consumers are not going to investigate what actually goes into the products. The documentary “Food Inc.” explains to the viewers why the companies’ way of farming is wrong. The film is biased against industrial farming. Big question everyone asks, “Where does our food we consume everyday come from?”

Do you ever wonder what is really in your food? I never really did until I watched the movie Food Inc. and saw the way my food was being treated, so I decided to look into it more and you won't believe what I found out.

The patenting of GMO corn and soybean seeds is quite a deceptive business move on Monsanto’s part because it appears to protect the seeds that farmers purchase, but in turn the patents really only look out for the company’s best interest. While Monsanto sues farmers and traps them in debt for using patented products, it pretends to be working for farmers’ welfare. This paper exposes Monsanto’s use of Genetically Modified Organisms exhibited in “Induced Nuisance: Holding Patent Owners Liable for GMO Cross-Contamination” to uncover the damaging environmental and economic effects their business practices have on privately owned farms. Monsanto’s use of gene patents is responsible for the destruction of many farms, the reduction in crop varieties, and the development of resistant weeds and pests all in the name of corporate expansion. This paper also reveals Monsanto’s role in the legalization and use of gene patents globally. Monsanto’s recklessness is being uncovered in this paper because their advantageous business practices exemplify greed and class

In America, ninety-nine percent of our foods consist of some sort of corn substance. Although this may be something you may be familiar with, many are not. In the film Food Inc, Filmmaker Robert Kenner and co-producer Eric Schlosser wanted to reveal the food lies of American farms. It shined the limelight on a rather secrete part of the American agriculture and its food industry. As the film was brought to a close, the knowledge was overwhelming.

In today’s political game of chess, whoever has the best strategy wins. In the last few years there has been a significant support for genetic modified crops, by the United States Government. Monsanto, which considers itself to be a friendly agriculture organization, is a company with several of its ex-employees working inside the government; maybe due to their significant influence on the government. A research about the food industry has revealed the way Monsanto has genetically modified much of the food supply, putting their consumers health in question, as well as the excessive power and control.

For countless centuries, farmers have fed humanity by saving the seed from one year's crop to plant the following year. But Monsanto, the company that claims its motives are to help feed the hungry, has developed what it calls a "Technology Protection System" that renders seeds sterile. Commonly known as "terminator technology" and developed with taxpayer funding by the USDA [US Department of Agriculture] and Delta & Pine Land Company (an affiliate of Monsanto), the process genetically alters seeds so that their offspring will be sterile for all time. If employed, this technology would ensure that farmers cannot save their own seeds but would have to come back to Monsanto year after year to purchase new ones.” The evidence provides a depiction of the deceptive nature of GMO companies like Monsanto. They only have one goal. Profit. As evident by the “terminator technology” employed by Monsanto. We as a species for centuries as stated in the article have collected seeds and planted the next harvest for the previous harvest. Every year with this GMO seed Monsanto forces the small farmers to pay ungodly premiums just to feed their families. A quote from the article titled The Spread of High-Yield Crops Is Depleting

Recently, Monsanto, a GMO company, made an effort to remove GMO labeling protests. GMO labeling is a process that labels, whether a crop has GMOs or not. The consumers have a right to know what they are eating while Monsanto wants to remove that right. Ostrander writes, “The anti-GMO activists were vastly outspent: Monsanto alone invests $8 million in efforts to defeat the measure” (Ostrander). From Monsanto’s action alone, it seems that they do not want consumers to know what they are eating. They used $8 million alone to eliminate GMO labeling protests. Even though GMO companies claim to help provide more for the world, Monsanto’s activities show that the consumer’s rights are not of concern. Not long ago, Vermont state legislation planned to enforce GMO labeling. This did not last too long because the state was sued as a result of this enforcement. Fraser and Mittal write, “the Grocery Manufacturers Association (supported by corporations including Monsanto...) is now suing the state, alleging that the law would violate the U.S Constitution in various ways” (Fraser and Anuradha). Monsanto appears again in a battle against GMO labeling. Whenever a protest appear against GMOs or for GMO labeling, Monsanto will continue to find any opportunity to reject GMO labeling. In general, companies are formed to make a profit, although GMO companies claim to

In the short film by "Food Inc.", the speaker is a traditional farmer named Joel Salatin. He believes on what farm animals should be fed so when we eat the animals it would be natural instead of what big industries feed their animals which would be unhealthy for us. He wants to give an incite on the history of farming, and how it has changed. The change would be how major industries treat and feed their animals. Through this, he would change the thinking of his audience. The Audience are the consumers who are interested in the food that they are eating or just concerned of how the animals were treated. He also wants to reach the large farming industries, and producing industries. The purpose of the short film is to show consumers that you should

The term food social movements is a recent term that is used to denote a whole range of political practices around organic foods, local foods, anti-industrialized food production…which has become a battleground for politics, policy, reform and education in recent years (Flowers). This social movements have changed the way that consumers view and examine the food that they eat from the grocery stores. It also effect the lack of ignorance that society have about what goes on before the consumer can buy it. However, Monsanto continues to profit from all the sales that it makes without really labeling to the consumers what they are buying.

Things have been changing quickly in our world. GMOs have developed at an alarming pace, and are now being credited with being able to save millions from starvation. Seeds can be patented, when only a few years ago there were only public seed. The atomic bomb has been created and improved, and has the potency to wipe out all the life on our delicate planet. All these inventions and more can be attributed, in some way or another, to a chemical company called Monsanto. The Monsanto Company is an institution whose impact in the areas of chemicals and food has become a massive game-changer, but is also causing potentially dangerous side effects and consequences.

While watching Food Inc, I was shocked to see how animals are treated, in order to produce the food the general population eats. Even though, humans have been killing animals for food for many centuries, the way they are treated now is beyond excuse. They should have the ability to enjoy their lives, however, short that might end up being. There is no need to try and rush a product, especially when it affects the quality of the product. As it was mentioned in the film, in the case of the cow, they feed it corn to fatten it quicker. Despite, this helping to make the cows fatter for slaughter, this greatly affects the cow. Not only in the cow’s quality of life, but it also endangers the meat of being contaminated. This contamination is preventable,

You go to the supermarket thinking you are buying the ripest most juicy fruits and vegetables that are the healthiest choice for you and your loving family. They look as though it would be the best decision to purchase, only you do not think to read the label. The trust you have in the supermarkets ability to produce product for your demand of goods your family consumes is at an all-time high. But then, you perceive the information that your food has been tainted by all sorts of corrupt things. There are many factors to blame many write such as Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in “Genetically Modified Food – Is It Safe For You?,” Greenpeace in “Environmental and Health Impacts on GM Crops – the Science,” Monsanto in “Frequently Asked Questions,” GL. Woolsey in “GMO Timeline: A History of Genetically Modified Foods – GMO Inside,” and lastly the film GMO OMG written and directed by Jeremy Seifert. Monsanto is not operating legitimately and Genetically Modified Organisms are not safe for human consumption.

Monsanto is a company that some people may not be explicitly familiar with on a first name basis. However, the work that the company has done over the last century, with a larger emphasis on its most recent ventures, have been deeply engrained in our lives, our food, and our economy. Monsanto has those who advocate on their behalf in addition to their naysayers. While Monsanto has made huge strides in terms of biotechnology over the last couple of decades, their accomplishments, and the relevant methods, have not been free of criticism and controversy. In order to analyze Monsanto’s corporate environment, it is important to first explore their Strengths, Weaknesses,