Behind the Scenes of What We Eat

Behind the Scenes of What We Eat

Behind the Scenes of What We Eat

Fast food is a quick and delicious delicacy that people of the past have graciously given us, the people of the present. The speed of which a meal can be delivered has always been a problem in society and the taste of the food is the main seller. Both of these attributes combined have given fast food an incredible advantage over the food world. Nevertheless, the fast food industry is becoming more and more of a problem in today’s society as insinuated in Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation. This industry has endangered the health of the people eating their food and their employees and has manipulated the American economy and its people.
America’s health is steadily declining, especially within its youthful population. This can be explained by many different factors of society, but the major factor is due to the fast food industry. With today’s fast paced culture with jobs and school, there is hardly any time for people to sit down and eat due to the fact they are constantly moving. The people have found a solution to this problem: fast food. With this struggle presenting itself and being the prominent solution, the fast food empire has risen to a state of power in America with a destructive grip on the population. Fast food is quickly produced, compared to restaurants, and it is extremely delicious, making it favorable over a home-cooked meal. However, with these convenient amenities comes great risk. Food that is prepared too swiftly can fall victim to poor sanitation and mismanagement. Food that is uncooked or is not fully cooked can become a home to bacteria and disease. According to Schlosser, every day in the United States, roughly 200,000 people are sickened by a foodborne disease, 900 are hospitalized, and fourteen die. One of the most severe types of food poisoning is that of Eshecrichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7. In 1997, approximately thirty-five million pounds of ground beef was recalled by Hudson Foods because a strain...

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