7d

Chapter 9
Précis: the meat that is distributed nationally coming from the big
meat packing plants is very dirty. Since meat packing has become
industrialized all the cattle are packed together in small space and
therefore disease is spread much easier, living conditions are filthy,
and the treatment of animals is inhumane. There was a national
shipment from a meat packing plant that was contaminated with a
dangerous e-Coli bacteria, the plant was aware that the meat was
harmful but did not recall it for several weeks and by the time the
meat was recalled 25 million pounds was already consumed. Prior to the
industrialization of meat packing plants contaminated food would only
affect the local town in which the food was grown; now that meat
packing has become industrialized one plant that distributes
contaminated meat can affect people nationwide since the majority of
meat distributed nation wide comes from a select number of very big,
and hardly regulated plants.

In all aspects the meat packing plants and they industry are causing
harm to the people of America. There is an immense amount of political
corruption and the filthiness of the meatpacking plants is directly
physically hurting and in certain cases killing people. The system
which is set in place has so many faults and the bosses in charge of
major meat packing plants and fast food monopolies refuse to change
the system but rather find ways to cover up the faults in their system
rather than fix them.


Chapter 10
The fast food phenomenon has spread world wide and obesity is now the
second cause of death only behind smoking. Obesity is a new epidemic
that is spreading world wide. The poor wages and conditions are
correlated with the beef consumption in general. In conclusion the
fast food restaurants must be boy-cotted to make significant change.

"today about 44 million americans are obese"
"in 1991 only four states had obesity rates of 15 percent or higher; today at least 37 states do."

The fast food empire has not only taken over the US but has spread across the world. The fact that obesity has begun to increase at such a drastic rate shows how bad the food is for you, and is a good enough reason to get rid of the system set up. The political side is equally as terrible. Simple regulation will not fix the problems we face. The system in which are food is processed, made, packaged must be completely re-arranged. The people in charge of major meat packing plants and fast food chains don't care about human life, this is obvious since they have killed many people to make money and have no regrets. The only way to make ensure the food we eat is healthy is to have a radical change and too create and enforce a completely new system.

epilogue

it is possible for people to rebel and to fight the system which is set in place. Although one organic farm or one person can not make a difference by themselves. If as a collective people do their part it can be the start of a real change. We simply have to do our part and stop buying fast food.

Although the solution he offers seems to be reasonable, it is not as simple as it sounds. I believe Scholsser realizes its more complex than just "stop buying fast food". Fast food is embedded in our society it seems impossible. The economic side heavily comes in to play and stops many people from being able to rebel against big food companies in the way it neccessary to take them out of business.