This document discusses the issues with the current global food system. It describes how fast food and factory farming have transformed farming practices and the food system. It also discusses the unintended consequences of this system, including food contamination issues. Additionally, it examines the role of government subsidies in influencing the types of crops grown and the affordability of different foods.
This presentation will explain what does it mean the food commons, or the consideration of food as a commons. Why is so necessary in these times of global crisis and how customary and contemporary food commons are knitting a web of viable alternatives to the dominant industrial food system.
This presentation will explain what does it mean the food commons, or the consideration of food as a commons. Why is so necessary in these times of global crisis and how customary and contemporary food commons are knitting a web of viable alternatives to the dominant industrial food system.
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Lecture in the module "Global Food Policies" of the Master in Food, Law and Finance (IUC Torino, 23 Feb 2017). Several very common food policies often implemented in countries of the Global South are presented and analysed through a critical approach (who wins/who loses, balance of power, visible outputs VS underlying causes, collateral effects, paternalism VS universalism, rights-based or needs-based). taxing unhealthy ultra-processed food and beverages (Mexico soda tax as case study), conditional cash transfers and their impact in stunting (Mexico and Brazil as case studies) and patented technologies to save lives VS public research (Plumpy Nut, ready-to-use therapeutic food to save lives in humanitarian situations). The idea is to understand the advantages, impacts and challenges of those well-known food policies.
Monsanto's perspective on claims made in the film Food, Inc. For use in classrooms that show this movie to present and discuss another Point of View and as an additional learning tool.
This Project is for Seniors who are graduating. Its on genetically Modified Organism; Advantages & Disadvantages of it, and why should we care? Safety of food keeps our body safe and healthy!
Closing Keynote: Ted Howes, Chair of The World Economic Forum’s Agenda Council on Sustainable Consumption, Feb. 8, 2013, UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Food Safety
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Introduction
Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation and storage of food in the way that prevent foodborne illnesses. Nowadays, there is much advancement in the process of product control and practices which are aimed to produce wholesome and safe food. Government have imposed very strict quality and food safety assessment parameters or food establishments. However, all food establishment have not adopted practices to ensure food safety. In order to survive, people must eat. Unfortunately the food that is needed for survival is not always available, safe, or nutritious for individuals, families, consumers and communities. Sometimes, the food we love and count on for good health are contaminated with germs that causes sickness and can even be deadly. More progress is needed to protect people and to reduce foodborne illness in America. New challenges to food safety will continue to emerge largely because of: changes in our food production and supply, including more imported food, changes in the environmental leading to food contamination, and changes in consumer preferences and habits.
Statement of the problem
Why food safety matters? Each year, roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people get sick) 128,000, are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. The U.S Department of Agriculture estimates that foodborne illnesses cost $15.6 billion each year. In addition, it is important for people to understand how their behavior and activities contribute to the safety and how they can decrease the risk of foodborne illness. From processes on to farm, to practices in the kitchen, human activities play an important role in food safety. Food is also highly perishable commodity which can directly affect the health of the consumer. To ensure availability, of safe and hygienic food to consumers is challenge for service establishments and regulatory authorities. Reforms need to protect Americans from foodborne illness. The United States has been a leader in food safety, yet despite the efforts, there are some significant gaps. For example, even though the U.S. has national reporting requirements for 20 foodborne pathogens many of our states public health departments do not have the resources to comply with the reporting mandates.
Literature Review
The problem of foodborne illness is well known to the general public, due to the media’s frequent coverage of outbreak. For example, the local newspaper will occasionally print stories about foodborne illness outbreaks that happen in restaurants in our communities; even the major restaurant chains are not immune to such incidents. Foodborne illness can be both acute and long term. Som ...
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Can GMOs and organic coexist?
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lows, said plant geneticist Pamela Ronald in
an article “Sowing seeds for more abundant
rice crops” authored by Jennifer Weeks.
The article, which is part of a recent series
on “Women in Science,” is posted on the
website futurefood2050.com—a publishing
venture from IF T that offers solutions for
sustainably feeding an estimated 9+ billion
people by 2050.
“In a way, the organic vs. genetic engi-
neering debate is a false fight. They both
have the same goal, which is ecologically
based agriculture,” explained Ronald, who
is married to an organic farmer. “Organic
agriculture has been an important advocate
for more sustainable practices, but it also
has limitations. There are pests and dis-
eases that organic farming practices can’t
control.”
Ronald, a professor in the Department of
Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at
the University of California–Davis, believes
that you can’t generalize about an approach
or a seed that will solve all of our problems.
She is widely known for her work that
makes it easier to grow rice, one of the
world’s most important staple foods. The
role that genes play in a plant’s response to
the environment is the focus of Ronald’s
research at the university.
“Our laboratory has isolated and char-
acterized the Xa21 gene, which confers
resistance to a common rice pathogen,”
stated Ronald. “We also have identified a
gene called Sub1 that helps rice plants
resist flooding, which ruins 4 million tons of
rice every year in Bangladesh and India. My
collaborators at the International Rice
Research Institute introduced the Sub1
gene into varieties that are favored by farm-
ers in India, Bangladesh, and other
flood-prone countries. As farmers in that
region have adopted the new rice varieties
carrying the Sub1 flood-tolerant gene, they
have been able to produce more rice
because Sub1 rice produces threefold to
fourfold more grain compared to conven-
tional varieties when flooded. Last year 4
million farmers grew this type of rice.”
Ronald explained that her research is
very important for farmers in less-devel-
oped countries, such as eastern India and
Bangladesh. Many of them live on less than
$1 per day, and in Bangladesh two-thirds of
daily calories come from rice. Thus, it’s crit-
ical for families to achieve good yields.
Unlike many other genetically modified
crops, the rice with the Sub1 flood-tolerant
gene has not met resistance from the gen-
eral public or consumer activists. “Sub1 rice
was developed by marker-assisted breed-
ing, which is not a target for activists,”
noted Ronald. “About 50 years ago scien-
tists identified a very unusual rice plant that
could withstand two weeks of flooding. My
collaborators and I isola.
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1. FOOD:
A system in crisis
IES Milano | Social Innovation 2011 | Gabriela Baron
Material based on the Food Inc Discussion Guide developed by the Center for Ecoliteracy
6. How fast food has transformed not only
what and how people eat, but also
farming practices and the entire global
food system.
7. The transition to factory farming took place
partly in response to our societyʼs move to
fast food.
As people came to expect food that was
inexpensive and unvarying in quality and
taste, the food industry looked for
ways to produce the food as efficiently and
uniformly as possible. Unfortunately,
while industrially produced food appears
inexpensive, the price we pay at the
cash register doesnʼt reflect its true cost.
11. The pervasiveness of corn in todayʼs
foods and how government subsidies
have altered the way that food is
produced and consumed
12. Most of the corn Americans eat today
comes not from the cob, but by way of food
ingredients and additives in processed
foods and meat from corn-fed livestock.
13.
14. 1. the patty (corn-fed beef),
2. the cheese (cornstarch),
3. the bun (high-fructose corn syrup),
4. the ketchup (high-fructose corn
syrup and corn syrup),
5. the fries (corn oil),
6. the shake (corn syrup solids and
cellulose gum).
15. Whose responsibility do you think it is to
inform us about what is in our food?
Is it our responsibility to find out, the
producerʼs responsibility to make it more
clear, or both? Why do you think so?
17. The unintended consequences of our
current food system: the occasional
contamination of the food supply and the
very real risks presented to the
population.
18. Each year, approximately 325,000
Americans are hospitalized and 5,000 die
from food-borne illness.
Like two-year-old Kevin in the film, many
are sickened by Escherichia coli (E. coli).
- Feeding cattle cheap and abundant corn
seemed like a good idea when people
started doing it, but it had some unintended
consequences...
19. Numerous federal agencies are responsible
for food safety and inspection in the United
States, including the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), and others. However,
no one agency is responsible for all foods,
and agencies may split responsibility for even
the same food product.
Whoʼs responsible for keeping our food safe?
21. Fast food and processed foods are often
less expensive than healthier foods
because many of their ingredients come
from crops subsidized by the federal
government.
22. U.S. farm subsidies first began during the
Great Depression as a way to help
farmers survive wide fluctuations in crop
prices.
Over time, these subsidies have artificially
lowered the prices of certain crops, like
corn and soybeans, encouraging their
overproduction and making them much
cheaper than other crops.
23. Michael Pollan says “Thatʼs what weʼve
been heavily subsidizing, encouraging
farmers to grow more of, and thatʼs what
makes fast food so cheap.
Meanwhile over in the produce section, the
head of broccoli costs more than a
fast-food hamburger. Why is that? We do
very little to encourage farmers to grow
what are called specialty crops, which is
actual food you can eat.”
24. Income, diet, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes
are all linked, and the film suggests that
Americaʼs farm subsidy system plays a part.
>Some say that food choices fall under the
realm of personal responsibility...
Would it be okay with you that healthy food
is only available to people who can afford it?
26. The differences between smallscale
farming and industrial farming,
considering workersʼ rights and
immigration.
27. Today, in the U.S., just five companies
control over 83 percent of the beef packing
market and 66 percent of the pork packing
market.
While the unskilled laborers in large
slaughterhouses have one of the most
dangerous jobs in the U.S., they have low
wages, little job security, and no union to
represent them.
28. As an example:
NAFTA has caused prices to drop, thus
hurting small farms with little resilience to
such changes. An estimated 1.5 million farm
jobs have been lost in Mexico since 1994.
Although NAFTA is only one factor in this
decline, the trade agreement has forced
small-time Mexican farmers to compete with
U.S.-subsidized corn producers.
29. Whether or not you think illegal immigration
(or the influx of undocumented workers) is a
problem, how is illegal immigration
connected to the food we eat?
31. The economics of our food system and
the market forces that influence food
companies.
Industrial food not being “honest food”
because it doesnʼt include the
environmental, societal, and health costs
associated with it.
32. The organic food movement has been an
effort to lessen the environmental
trade-offs related to agriculture.
At first, organic products were primarily
from small farms and represented a tiny
segment of the food market. However,
their popularity grew over the years, and
large producers started to enter the
organic market.
33. By focusing on cost and abundance, our
society may be trading off safety, health,
environmental quality.... while promoting
large, profit-oriented corporations at the
same time.
Stonyfield Yogurt is now owned by Groupe Danone, Tomʼs
of Maine by Colgate, Kashi by Kellogg, and Burtʼs Bees by
Clorox, which are all large corporations.
How do you think consumers might react to learning that
the products are actually made by big corporations?
35. Seeds developed through genetic
modification and patented by
corporations.
The company has the legal right to protect
their patent and keep farmerʼs from
saving seeds.
36. GMO technology offers the potential benefits
of increased yield, enhanced nutrition, and
increased drought resistance to help feed
the worldʼs poor...
At the same time, it also raises concerns of
antibiotic resistance and other human health
impacts, unintended transfer of genes
through cross-pollination, loss of
biodiversity, and the control of world food
production by private companies.
37. Companies like Monsanto can patent their
genetically modified seeds...
Is genetic material the same as intellectual
property?
Patenting seeds gives companies excessive
power over something that is vital for
everyone. Most of the worldʼs commercial
seed today is owned by a handful of
agrichemical-biotech companies.
39. Measures taken by
businesses and lobbies
to protect the image of
their products, to hold
onto intellectual
property, and to avoid
providing more detailed
labels or warnings on
their food products.
40. Food is a huge industry, with Americans
spending over $1.5 trillion a year on
food.
Since there is so much at stake, it is
perhaps not surprising that food
corporations—from agribusinesses to food
processors to retailers—do everything in
their power to maximize earnings.
41. Food libel laws, also known as food
disparagement laws, have been passed in
thirteen states and make it illegal to
disseminate misinformation about foods.
They also make it easier for food companies
to sue critics. In 1999, Oprah Winfrey was
famously sued by Texas beef producers for
questioning the safety of hamburger meat.
42. Can you name different consumer products
that have warning labels about their use or
safety (cigarettes, alcohol, appliances,
games, and so on)?
What impact, if any, do you think these
labels have?
43. In the film, Barbara Kowalcyk appears to be
afraid to say how her eating habits have
changed as a result of her sonʼs death, and
she does not reveal the source of the meat
that killed him. What do you think of that?
45. A world food shortage, the tremendous
amount of energy that goes into food
production, and the impacts of
industrialized food on our health and
environment.
46. While the average consumer may feel
powerless in the face of these issues and
the vastness of the food system, the system
does respond to consumer demand.
47. A good example,The tobacco industry:
Scientific research, lawsuits against the
government and the industry, organized
education campaigns, and other efforts have
led to significant progress in changing the
industry and tobacco policies worldwide.
Today, policies that tax tobacco, restrict
smoking in workplaces and public areas,
promote education, and regulate tobacco
manufacturing have all made a difference in
reducing the number of smokers.
48. What individual or collective actions are you
willing to take to improve our food system,
and what would be their impact?
49. • Buy from companies that treat workers,
animals, and the environment with respect.
• When you go to the supermarket, choose
foods that are in season. Buy foods that are
organic. Know whatʼs in your food. Read labels.
• The average meal travels 1,500 miles to the
supermarket. Buy foods that are grown locally.
Shop at farmersʼ markets. Plant a garden (even
a small one)
50. • Cook a meal with your family and eat
together.
• Everyone has a right to healthy food. Make
sure your farmersʼ market takes food stamps.
Ask your school board to provide healthy
school lunches.
• The FDA and USDA are supposed to protect
you and your family. Tell Congress to enforce
food safety standards and re-introduce Kevinʼs
Law.
51. You can vote to change this
system.
Three times a day.