Protecting America's Food Supply Case

In Nicolette Hahn Niman's article, "America's Good Food Fight" the author illustrates the benefits of supporting local farming and the problems with argibusinesses to advocate a change in public policies. Niman describes her personal experiences with her family opinions on the food comidities at a family dinner, while going into even further detail about government policies and background knowledge. Niman advocates changes in public polies in order to give the public a larger idea about what the government is doing to our produce.

In this critical response to the article America’s Food Crisis and How to Fix it by Bryan Walsh. I am going to talk about how animals are being harmed and are given antibiotics to keep them from becoming sick, where the farmers put all the waste from the animals, and how people could fix it.

In ‘Let’s Make Food Issues Real’ an op-ed article from the New York Times, author Mark Bittman claims that food is not taken as serious problem even though there are many problems with labeling and the overall production it. Mark Bittman supports his claim by giving examples of food companies, and how they are removing ingredients or adding harmful substances to cut down the costs of the production of cuisine. Mark Bittman purpose is to inform the reader about the problem with food production in order to bring relevance to these issues, and to get others to start questioning these companies and to start voting for laws/people that will stop further harm. Based on his serious/educated tone about this pandemic author Mark Bittman is writing to

The production and consumption of food has had an impact in Americans. According to a "The Washington Post" article, How a national food policy could save millions of American lives, the food industry affects Americans in economic, health and environmental aspects. This problem has not been resolved by the government. Government representatives and officials have spoken about ways to fix it but they have not come to an agreed solution for the damages caused by the food system. Some of the damages are income inequality, obesity, climate change, greenhouse gas emission, diabetes, other chronic diseases, and more. The American government is in conflict. They acknowledge the problems and say they will do something about it, but truly, they

In the garden of life, we are flowers that grow and bloom not only from the sunshine we get, but also from the nutrition we receive. As a human being, healthy food is the most important source that nurture our body and help us achieve a happy life. Activist and author Michael Pollan, wrote “Farmer in Chief”, published in 2008 in the New York Times, and he argues that food policy is not sufficiently addressed by our government. By using concreate language, reputable sources from experts in the food area, citing undeniable facts and statistics, suggesting powerful solutions as well as successfully provide emotion, ethical and emotional appeals, Michael Pollan strengthen his credibility and emphasize the message about food issue in our nation.

Foodborne illness is one of the more common illnesses that affects every 1 in 6 Americans each year according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) (cdc.gov). Of those 48 million people, about 128,00 are hospitalized while 3,000 are left dead (cdc.gov). Foods such as: fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry, and shellfish, are the number one causers of foodborne illness. Produce accounted for the highest affecting food group with leafy greens causing more than 46% by the norovirus (https://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/attribution/attribution-1998-2008.html). Poultry accounted for the most deaths with findings of Salmonella and Listeria as the two main bacteria causing agents.

The results showed that foods contaminated by these pathogens “caused 9.4 million illnesses, 55,961 hospitalizations, and 1,351 deaths each year” (p. 12).

In the United States, food safety risks are at the lowest they have ever been, however in order to maintain this low risk, public demand for effective food policies is at an all time high. Food is actually the source of over 200 known diseases, exposing us to various bacteria, viruses, toxins, parasites, metals, and prions. According to information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) food borne diseases are known to cause around 3,000 deaths yearly in the United States; and pathogens such as salmonella, listeria, and toxoplasma are to blame for 30 percent of those deaths. While young children are more likely to fall ill from food, than other age groups, adults 50 and up account for the majority of

Foodborne illnesses are a problem in the United States. Foodborne illnesses are a problem because it is almost impossible for a pathogen to be identified by looking at a piece of meat. These foodborne illnesses are found mostly in packaged meat. Large corporations who process and package meat, cut corners in safety procedures so they can make more money. In, fact these corporations could take further action to prevent the spread of E Coli however that would cost them more money. Large corporations, however, pay so that laws like this won’t be put in place. Most of these corporations have former executives working in the government. There is a simple way to prevent the spread of foodborne illnesses, simply lobby for laws to be put in place for better safety procedures.

Amongst the most commonly encountered pathogens in the food industry: Norovirus, Salmonella, and Clostridium perfringens (National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED), ). LHD efforts regarding inspection, education, and food code enforcement through food safety & sanitation services are intended to reduce the incidence of those and many other enteric diseases. Researchers found an association between food safety and sanitation expenditures and decreased enteric illness rates from LHD data from both Washington and New York. In New Yok, for every additional dollar per person spent on food safety and sanitation services, the incidence rates of cryptosporidiosis decreased significantly by 0.091 cases per 10,000 person-years among New York LHDs. In Washington, for every additional dollar per person spent on food safety and sanitation services, the incidence rate of salmonellosis decreased by 0.053 cases per 10,000 person-years among Washington

Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six Americans will become sick, hospitalized, or die as a result of foodborne illness (http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/). With these kinds of statistics, food scientists are constantly developing new ways to prevent microbial contamination in foods, while regulatory agencies continue to educate the public on safe food handling practices. Food science is the study of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of food and the processes associated with them. An important aspect of food science is reducing or preventing the formation of harmful microorganisms in foods, through processes based on scientific research. Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium),

The cost of food borne illness from unsafe cooking habits in the United States is approximately $152 billion every

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention documented that “about one out of six Americans get sick (approximately 48 million people), 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases” (CDC.gov). According to the FDA this is a significant public health concern which can be preventable (FDA.gov). This was the main reason why on January 4th, 2011, President Obama signed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law. Some specific examples and major events that might have led to signing the FSMA into a law are major outbreaks that have happened in the past few years. Some examples are the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak which was linked to spinach, contamination of wheat gluten with melamine, and the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in Peanut Corporation of America 's peanut butter (Acheson, 2015).

Food insecurity is not only a problem faced by developing nations. It is a problem that also affects the United States. The United States Department of Agriculture indicates that 42 million people living in the United States come from food insecure households, 13 million of whom are children (Coleman-Jensen, A., Rabbit, M., Gregory, C., & Singh, A, 2015). Food wastes is also an issue for developed nations. Food loss due to poor harvesting techniques, food loss during transportation, food cosmetics, and consumer education contribute to food waste. The United States rejects 20-30% of crops that make it to the marketplace and 30% of harvests never make it to the marketplace. A staggering 50% of consumer food purchases are wasted in the home (Fox,

Everybody likes a good take out; its’ quick, easy, convenient, and saves us the hassle of having to make a meal from scratch. According to Gallup polls; 8 in 10 Americans eat out at least once a month, and 5 in 10 have fast food at least once a week. Considering these numbers, and the growing awareness and strides the American public is taking towards becoming healthier it is imperative that we assess what has essentially become a norm. The key point of departure for advocates against the proliferation of fast-food consumption is the issue of food safety. An estimated 48million people every year suffer from some sort of food poisoning, with as much as 128,000 hospitalized and about 3,000 dying (Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection 2016). Since people are grossly